Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
North Dakota's UAS System Goes In on Thales
Vantis, North Dakota’s UAS network has selected Thales USA as its system integrator.
Northern Plains UAS Test Site interim executive director Trevor Woods describes the goals and functionality of North Dakota's Vantis UAS system at a press conference Monday at NBAA-BACE while Frank Matus, Thales USA's director of digital aviation solutions, looks on. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)
Northern Plains UAS Test Site interim executive director Trevor Woods describes the goals and functionality of North Dakota's Vantis UAS system at a press conference Monday at NBAA-BACE while Frank Matus, Thales USA's director of digital aviation solutions, looks on. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)

Vantis has selected Thales USA as its system integrator for North Dakota’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) network that is being developed as the first statewide system to allow unmanned aircraft to operate beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) in the U.S. BVLOS operations are considered the "holy grail" among UAS operators as it permits longer-range UAS missions.