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SkyGrid to test UTM, CONOPS and vertiport integration for AAM at Port San Antonio joint‑use airfield

SkyGrid and Port San Antonio signed an MOU to test UTM, CONOPS and vertiport capabilities for Advanced Air Mobility on the Port’s 1,900‑acre Tech Port campus. The programme will evaluate technologies, services and regulatory frameworks to safely mix eVTOLs, drones and military/civil traffic at a joint‑use airfield.

Discovered 2026-02-10T07:54:37.618338-08:00 | 2026-02-10T07:54:37.618338-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

MOU establishes a live testbed to validate SkyGrid’s third‑party UTM/TSP role and develop CONOPS, vertiport ops and regulatory integration across the Port’s 1,900‑acre Tech Port campus; this builds on SkyGrid’s automated traffic management framework.
Operating at a joint‑use military/civil airfield creates airspace deconfliction and operational-complexity challenges that will test vertiport siting, military interfacing and safety procedures, connecting to prior vertiport operationalisation efforts (see vertiport conversion MOU).
Outcomes will generate real operational data and requirements that can accelerate regulator decision‑making and commercial AAM scaling; the programme complements SkyGrid’s technical R&D work with partners such as its MIT Lincoln Laboratory pact.

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