{"id":34049,"date":"2026-02-02T19:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=34049"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:13:07","slug":"nevada-uas-test-site-and-eagle-field-airport-form-strategic-collaboration-to-accelerate-uas-and-aam-testing-across-western-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/california\/nevada-uas-test-site-and-eagle-field-airport-form-strategic-collaboration-to-accelerate-uas-and-aam-testing-across-western-u-s\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Nevada UAS Test Site and Eagle Field Airport Form Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate UAS and AAM Testing Across Western U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eagle Field Airport<\/a> LLC and the Nevada Center for Applied Research<\/a> (NCAR) at the University of Nevada, Reno have formed a strategic partnership to advance research, development and flight testing of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership brings together Eagle Field\u2019s historic private airfield in California (Federal Aviation Administration ID: CL01) and the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site (NV UASTS), creating a multi-state ecosystem that supports accelerated testing, validation and deployment of next-generation aeronautics technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNevada Autonomous and the Nevada UASTS continue to strengthen its national leadership role in uncrewed aerial systems,\u201d the University\u2019s Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, Mridul Gautam, said. \u201cThis collaboration exemplifies how strategic partnerships can accelerate innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parties will work jointly to engage with the FAA to explore the potential inclusion of Eagle Field Airport under NCAR\u2019s existing public Certificate of Authorization (COA). This initiative aims to expand flight-testing capabilities while ensuring full FAA compliance and fostering new opportunities for industry, academic and government partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives from the University noted that the collaboration aligns with NCAR\u2019s mission to serve as a national resource for applied research and aviation innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis partnership will expand to California our dynamic, high-volume testing within a rigorous regulatory framework,\u201d Carlos Cardillo, executive director, corporate partnerships at the University and director of NCAR, said. \u201cThe Nevada UAS Test Site serves as a catalyst for innovation \u2013 transforming complex data into high-quality, actionable research that pushes the boundaries of autonomous flight in areas such as defense, security, public safety and agricultural research.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, these efforts will strengthen regional innovation networks and create new opportunities for industry, government and academic collaboration in emerging aviation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the rapid acceleration of UAS and AAM markets, the industry needs flexible, scalable test ranges where companies can move quickly from prototype to operational demonstration,\u201d Maki Kaplinsky, managing partner of Eagle Field Airport LLC, said. \u201cBy partnering with NCAR and the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site, we are establishing a premier test environment for companies ready to validate and deploy at commercial speed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collaboration builds on foundational support from the Nevada Governor\u2019s Office of Economic Development<\/a> (GOED) and its Knowledge Fund, which helped launch NCAR and strengthen Nevada\u2019s leadership in autonomous aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNevada is advancing its leadership in autonomous and advanced aviation,\u201d Karsten Heise, GOED’s senior director of Strategic Programs and Innovation, said. \u201cThis partnership further strengthens our multistate innovation corridor and reflects how strategic investment through the Knowledge Fund drives new technologies and opportunities for Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eagle Field Airport LLC and the Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR) at the University of Nevada, Reno have formed a strategic partnership to advance research, development and flight testing of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technologies. The partnership brings together Eagle Field\u2019s historic private airfield in California (Federal Aviation Administration […]<\/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":[142,4,158,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aam-uam","category-california","category-nevada-state-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\/34049","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=34049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34050,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34049\/revisions\/34050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}