Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project. © NASA/ Kyle Jenkins
The Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders project (AAMP) helps speed up the development of advanced air mobility technologies for wildfire response and future urban transportation.
The program does this through real-world testing and partnerships with industry, government, and research groups.
AAMP studies new technologies, creates frameworks to coordinate aircraft in shared airspace safely, and tests solutions in cities to support large-scale urban air mobility.
The project also improves Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for wildfire control and disaster response. It transfers Portable Airspace Management System technologies that enable drones and other aircraft to operate safely Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS).
AAMP provides scalable technologies, integration standards, and coordination tools that help industries adopt these systems while improving cooperation between agencies during emergencies.
The project focuses on demonstrating and validating the safe and practical use of advanced air mobility technologies. It develops and evaluates performance requirements for:
Portable Airspace Management Systems, enabling safe, scalable, and continuous (24/7) aerial operations, even in poor visibility conditions.
Airspace Service Providers, managing medium-density advanced air mobility traffic in line with the AAM National Strategy.
The goal is to make these systems ready for real-world use in both emergency operations and future urban transportation. AAMP works closely with government agencies, universities, and industry partners to test and confirm that these new technologies operate safely and effectively.
Fascinating work. Projects like this show how research can move from concept to real-world impact, especially when agencies collaborate with industry and universities. The focus on safe airspace coordination and BVLOS operations could be a real game changer not only for wildfire response but also for the future of urban mobility.