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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Awarded Nearly $2 Million USDOT SMART Grant
Federal funding will support advanced drones and intelligent logistics to enhance healthcare access, safety, and transportation innovation in rural communities.
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Choctaw Nation Selected as New FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site
The Choctaw Nation becomes an FAA-designated UAS test site, boosting drone research, BVLOS operations, workforce growth and innovation in Oklahoma.
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State legislators visit Daisy Ranch to Explore How Drones can Save Lives
Oklahoma state leaders visited the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) to learn about the Tribe's growing aviation technology program. CNO hosted a legislative interim study focused on how drones can help reduce fatal accidents on rural roads.
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Choctaw Nation Opens State-of-the-Art Facility to Boost Emerging Aviation Technology in Southeastern Oklahoma
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is leading the way in aviation technology with the grand opening of its Emerging Aviation Technology Center in Daisy, Oklahoma.
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Choctaw Nation Supports Executive Orders to Boost Aviation Innovation and Safety
Two executive orders signed today by President Donald J. Trump aimed at advancing the aviation industry support the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) programs.
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CNO and OU Partner to Research Advanced Technologies and Improve Rural Communities
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Advanced Technology Initiatives has teamed up with the University of Oklahoma to research advanced transportation technologies, resilience to severe weather events, and defense and security challenges such as the development of counter-drone systems.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Emerging Aviation Technology Center held by Choctaw Nation
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Emerging Aviation Technology Center. The state-of-the-art facility, located near Redden, Okla. will serve as a hub for cutting-edge research, development, testing, and evaluation for crewed and uncrewed aerial system technologies.
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Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and Choctaw Nation Continue Partnership Advancing Aviation
The Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recently collaborated by testing a series of successful Beyond Visual Line of Sight scenarios in varying terrain, infrared and thermal power line assessments, and various detect and avoid sequences at the Choctaw Nation's Emerging Aviation Technology Center near Redden, OK.
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Choctaw Nation Beyond Program obtains FAA approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations with uAvionix Installation
uAvionix announced that the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Beyond Program received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations using uAvionix SkyLine™ Managed C2 and Detect and Avoid sensors on the Emerging Aviation Technology Center UAS Test Range.
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Choctaw Nation’s Grimsley Joins Federal Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has appointed Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Executive Director of Advanced Technology Initiatives James Grimsley to a federal committee.
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