NASA, Air Force, and ResilienX Partner to Build AAM Operations Center

The center is expected to open for government and commercial use in late 2024, beginning with a single site at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR).

Jack Daleo

Friday, December 01, 2023 at 03:12 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

AFWERX (U.S. Air Force) and NASA are strengthening their partnership to develop a nationwide digital operations center for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services, including electric air taxis.
ResilienX, a safety software producer, has been awarded $4.8 million to lead an industry consortium in designing this scalable and tactical digital system.
The center aims to improve base security, emergency disaster response, and passenger/cargo transportation planning by integrating and verifying systems for UAS and eVTOL aircraft.
The initial center will be developed and tested in Syracuse, New York, with a solution expected by late 2024 for broader deployment by 2025, supporting the FAA's goal for AAM operations by 2028.

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Two U.S. agencies working to usher in the era of advanced air mobility (AAM) are stepping up their partnership.

AFWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Air Force, is collaborating with NASA to develop a digital operations center for AAM services, such as electric air taxis, nationwide. The project follows a partnership agreed on by AFWERX and the FAA in June to exchange flight test data and testing capabilities for emerging aircraft designs, such as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL).