{"id":17851,"date":"2021-03-01T21:10:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17851"},"modified":"2021-03-01T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:10:34","slug":"vantis-building-out-mission-and-network-operations-center-mnoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-dakota\/vantis-building-out-mission-and-network-operations-center-mnoc\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vantis Building Out Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vantis, North Dakota\u2019s statewide unmanned aircraft systems\n(UAS) network, recently signed a long-term agreement to house the Vantis\nMission and Network Operations Center (MNOC) at the Grand Sky business and\naviation park. The MNOC is an essential component of Vantis \u2013 as the name\nsuggests, it is the focal point to provide secure network operations monitoring\nand administration, customer coordination and support, performance and safety\ndata reporting, and other critical functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Sky-MNOC-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17852\" width=\"302\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Sky-MNOC-1.jpg 395w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Sky-MNOC-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe MNOC is an indispensable part of the infrastructure of\nVantis,\u201d said Nicholas Flom, executive director of the Northern Plains UAS Test\nSite, which oversees Vantis. \u201cWe\u2019re putting together all of the technology\nnecessary to accomplish our lofty goals, so as physical remote infrastructure\nis deployed, the MNOC is ready to go to connect the network.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MNOC personnel will validate operator and unmanned aircraft\ninformation, confirm operational flight approvals, authorize information\naccess, and review documentation, training, and credentials. During flights,\nthey will monitor flight operations and manage contingencies as required. They\nwill also verify flight completions and save operational data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/james-cieplak.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17853\" width=\"220\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/james-cieplak.jpg 395w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/james-cieplak-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption><em>James Cieplak<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really the command center of the entire network,\u201d said\nJim Cieplak, program manager of Vantis. \u201cThe MNOC will be integral to\ncoordinating flights and ensuring safety, and it couldn\u2019t be in a better\nlocation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grand Sky is the first commercial UAS-focused business park\nin the United States. Strategically located on the Grand Forks Air Force Base\nin North Dakota, Grand Sky is a hub of activities for UAS flight testing,\ntraining and development. Building the MNOC here adds Vantis to the thriving\nUAS ecosystem already present at Grand Sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vantis, North Dakota\u2019s statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) network, recently signed a long-term agreement to house the Vantis Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC) at the Grand Sky business and aviation park. The MNOC is an essential component of Vantis \u2013 as the name suggests, it is the focal point to provide secure network operations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-dakota","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17854,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions\/17854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}