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Vantis

Vantis is a statewide beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft system network based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, founded in 2019 with a 28M USD…

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Founded
2019
HQ
Grand Forks, ND, USA

Models

2

Overview

Vantis is a statewide beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft system network based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, founded in 2019 with a 28M USD investment from the state. The network provides shared-use infrastructure including surveillance sensors, command and control radios, and a mission operations center to enable scalable commercial drone operations. The FAA has approved Vantis as safety mitigation for BVLOS flights, making it the first statewide UAS network to receive this designation.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
1 incident on file

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Key facts

CEO

Dr. Chris Ciriello

Milestone

World's first fully autonomous robotic dental procedure on human

Funding

28M USD from North Dakota state investment

FAA approval

Letter of acceptance for BVLOS safety mitigation (Sep 2024)

Technology partner

Thales (air traffic management)

Operator

Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS)

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026.

minor
1

Most recent: Jun 2026

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Incidents affecting Vantis (1)

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