The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) has completed the selection process and executed a contract for the state’s first investment in an airspace management system and automatic detect-and-avoid solution to support both drone flights and the rapidly emerging Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry.

United Therapeutics, the biotechnology company that sponsored development of an electric-powered Robinson R44 helicopter, is continuing to advance the concept as a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft.

In a race to bring eVTOLs to market, companies are also racing to bring the infrastructure and technology that will power their aircraft online.