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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nUnlike traditional ground-based radar systems, MatrixSpace\u2019s technology is compact, low-power, and able to detect smaller non-cooperative traffic such as other drones. When integrated with Kongsberg\u2019s proven airspace awareness and traffic management software, and supported by Volatus\u2019 remote Operations Control Center, these capabilities make it practical to scale BVLOS operations into applications such as automated drone-in-a-box networks, distributed wide-area monitoring, and autonomous services where continuous, reliable detect-and-avoid is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The global drone-in-a-box market was valued at just over US$1 billion in 2024 and is forecast to grow to between US$5 and US$9 billion by the early 2030s, reflecting annual growth rates of ~20\u201323%. 1 This rapid expansion underscores the commercial potential for scalable, subscription-based drone services such as those enabled by this new approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volatus already holds nationwide SFOCs permitting BVLOS operations in low-risk airspace, atypical airspace, high altitude, and nighttime missions at an advanced regulatory risk level recognized by Transport Canada. Building on this foundation, the integration will expand automated drone-in-a-box services for infrastructure security, utilities, and industrial monitoring, as well as wide-area inspection and surveillance at higher altitudes, such as forestry, wildfire monitoring, and environmental oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis SFOC builds upon milestones such as Volatus\u2019 approved BVLOS medical delivery operations at Halton Healthcare,\u201d began Glen Lynch, CEO of Volatus Aerospace. \u201cWith our partners, we are expanding these capabilities by integrating a lightweight and scalable detect and avoid system. This combination makes it practical to move from specialized projects into wide-scale deployments like drone-in-a-box networks, giving customers safe, reliable, and scalable autonomous services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to support Volatus with our IRIS Terminal platform as they expand advanced BVLOS operations,\u201d said Jordan Freed, President and Managing Director, Kongsberg Geospatial. \u201cBy integrating real-time airspace awareness into their Operations Control Center, Volatus is demonstrating how safe and scalable drone services can be delivered for commercial customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis approval represents a major step toward scalable autonomous drone operations,\u201d said Greg Waters, Co-founder & CEO, MatrixSpace. \u201cOur compact radar technology is designed for exactly these kinds of applications, and Volatus is leading the way in bringing drone-in-a-box and automated services to the Canadian market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Volatus Aerospace Inc. has announced that Transport Canada has issued a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) authorizing Volatus to conduct more complex Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations by authorizing the use of MatrixSpace\u2019s next-generation radar, integrated through Kongsberg Geospatial\u2019s IRIS Terminal platform. Unlike traditional ground-based radar systems, MatrixSpace\u2019s technology is compact, low-power, and […]<\/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":[114,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32738","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=32738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32740,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32738\/revisions\/32740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}