MAAP UAS

✈️🚀 Join the Virginia General Assembly Aviation & Aerospace Caucus: Feb 26, 8–9 AM, GA Bldg, Room 600-B - Hear from leaders at Electra.aero, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, and the Aerospace Academy of the Eastern Shore on AAM!

Congratulations to the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership's Employee of the Year, Jonathan Keller! He was recognized for his creative problem solving & leadership in the design & build out of MAAP’s Counter-UAS red-team assets. Thank you, Jonathan!

Congratulations to this quarter's MAAP Multiplier, Rex Perdue! He was recognized for his leadership & steady hand in managing a large & varied set of project partners across MAAP’s eIPP and Smart Airspace efforts. Thank you, Rex!

Our director, Tombo Jones, was recently honored for his leadership & dedication to advancing unmanned systems & helping shape the future of flight. The recognition came from the @VABA_flyVA, the VA DOA, & @VirginiaIPC. Congratulations, Tombo! Photo courtesy of @VirginiaIPC

We're looking for volunteers to keep our airspace safe! Read below.

Help MAAP keep our airspace safe! Alongside NMSU, KSU, & Sinclair Community College, we are researching how various factors affect drone visibility near airports. Join our compensated controlled field trials! Contact Matt Delano at maap-participate@vt.edu for more information.

MAAP's Director, Tombo Jones, was invited by the Virginia Department of Aviation to speak at this year's Virginia Aviation Conference. We were honored to be a part of this year's event!

At @ElectraAero, we’re opening the era of Direct Aviation. Our recent public demonstrations with @SurfAir Mobility at @Virginia_Tech showed what’s possible with breathtakingly short takeoffs and landings in 150 ft or less. Take a look:bit.ly/3Urr2lG

Welcome to the team 👏 Jaise Rivens joins as MAAP's newest UAS pilot on the Operations Team. Jaise previously worked with Zipline Inc. and taught aviation at a university.

What if your next regional flight could lift off from a local parking lot or grassy area the size of a soccer field then land closer to your destination than ever before? ✈️ That forward-looking vision was recently on display in Blacksburg. ⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

MAAP's Chief of Operations, Leah Sanders, represented the test site, presenting at this year's @EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. We were honored to be a part of this event!

At #VirginiaTech’s Imagination Drone Camp, future @VTEngineering Hokies aren't just learning how to fly. They're designing, building, and earning FAA certification to take their drones home. 🙌

Soaring to new heights!✨ We were honored to be a part of this year's Drone Camp, along with @Wing , @ICTASVT , and @VTCEED.

Global real estate leader @CoStarGroup recently reached new heights in drone use thanks to Virginia Tech research. Learn more ⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/… @VTHelmetRatings

Other entities that contributed to this effort -@Wing,@OneSkyTweets, @MannaAero, @gutma_org, @flytrexcom, @godroneup, @AXEnterprz ,@AvisionRobotics, @ASTMIntl, @ANRATech, @godroneup, @zipline, Amazon Air, Advanced Air Mobility of Texas, CAL Analytics, Global UTM Organization

Virginia Tech has helped the first management system for drone traffic take off. Learn more ⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

What's the future of flight look like? @virginia_tech is leading the Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program to find out. Learn more⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

We will be working with the Virginia Tech National Security Institute at a newly funded Counter UAS Research and Testing Center, made possible by an award from the U.S. Army Futures Command Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center. news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

Interested in the progress of integrating drones into the newsgathering world? MAAP was proud to work with @WeAreSinclair to get their drone approved to fly over people. Learn more below ⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

MAAP is excited to share this work with industry, @FAANews , and @NASA to operationalize UTM services for the first time in the U.S. Learn more about how 10 years of research culminated with this important milestone for the UAS industry ⬇️ github.com/utmimplementat…