FlightStack

The Core of Intelligent Aviation

What is FlightStack

FlightStack is VTI’s AI-enabled perception and autonomy core for aviation: the “eyes, ears, and brain” of pilot-centric autonomy, focusing on the functions that matter most to safe operations: perception, awareness, and decision support. This modular approach allows FlightStack to enhance piloted operations today while scaling seamlessly into unmanned and autonomy-enabled missions tomorrow.

Daytime animation of a runway outlined with signal lines to illustrate FlightStack’s runway detection feature

WHY IT MATTERS

Safety – Reduces risk of miscommunication and runway incursions
Resilience – Provides perception and navigation independent of GPS
Workload Reduction – Automates routine but critical tasks
Path to Autonomy – Solves terminal area autonomy first, enabling reduced-crew operations

Dusk animation of a runway outlined with signal lines to illustrate FlightStack’s runway detection feature

WHO IT'S FOR

Commercial operators focused on safety, workload reduction, and reduced-crew operations
Aircraft OEMs and autonomy providers seeking autonomy-ready perception subsystems
Defense operations in degraded or contested environments

animation showing a runway highlighted with signal lines to illustrate FlightStack runway detection

WHAT FlightStack DELIVERS TODAY

Runway Detection and Localization – Approach-to-land navigation independent of GPS and radio-based aids
Centerline Tracking – Precise monitoring for takeoff and landing
Runway Safety – Detects obstacles and monitors for incursions
ATC Transcription and Interpretation – Converts spoken instructions into structured, actionable data

Diagram of various flight scenarios where FlightStack aids pilot awareness, such as runway alignment, traffic detection, obst

WHAT'S NEXT

FlightStack is building toward a complete terminal area autonomy solution, adding awareness, clearance integration, traffic coordination, and trajectory planning to today’s core functions.

Longer term, FlightStack will expand from terminal operations into end-to-end mission support, delivering perception, planning, and execution capabilities across all phases of flight — enabling piloted, reduced-crew, and fully autonomous operations.

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