Advanced Air Mobility
Build. Test. Fly.
Miles of testing land. Dozens of higher education institutions driven to innovate. One of the largest manufacturing workforces in the nation. A statewide network of partners. The future of the AAM industry is taking shape in Ohio – whatever you need to bring your gravity-defying idea to life, you can expect it here.
The AAM industry's leading companies find success and sustained growth here in Ohio, where we've built our legacy on leadership and innovation in the world of flight. A robust supply chain and efficient infrastructure bolster success, while companies enjoy support from a vast network of influential stakeholders across government, corporate, and military sectors.
Succeed with Ohio’s Research and Talent
If you want to join a cohort of innovators doing the mobility research of the future, Ohio is the place to be. Ohio’s Innovation Districts combine world-class research facilities, leading academic institutions, and private companies in a collaborative ecosystem where people, ideas, and the future grow together.
But you won’t just have access to research in Ohio – you’ll have access to first-in-class talent. Ohio has an unmatched pool of aerospace and aviation engineering pros. Ohio’s workforce expertise is helping companies develop and deploy full mobility systems for air mobility including testing and market validation.
Meet Your New Partners.
Investing in Ohio means you already have a green light from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and state lawmakers, putting your project on a fast track to mission accomplished. Ohio has a broad coalition of AAM stakeholders spanning industry, academia, nonprofits, local, state, and federal partners.
Collaboration with the following advanced air mobility resources enables testing and insights for modifications to design in Ohio’s living lab.
NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
NASA Glenn Research Center runs more than 500 specialized aviation research and test facilities, including sound testing for drones in collaboration with the FAA. The Center designs and develops innovative technology to advance NASA’s missions in aeronautics and space exploration from Cleveland, Ohio. A highly skilled workforce of more than 3,000 scientists, engineers, technicians, and administrative and support personnel is focused on researching and testing game-changing technology in propulsion, aeronautics, materials and structures, communications, power and energy storage, and biomedical sciences.
THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
AFRL leads the discovery, development, and delivery of warfighting technologies for air, space and cyberspace forces. The lab is pushing boundaries and building tomorrow through unparalleled research in aerospace systems, munitions, hypersonics, human performance, artificial intelligence, sensors, directed energy, and more. With partners in higher education, business, and government, the AFRL is creating more airspace for you.
SKYVISION
SkyVision is the ground-based sense-and-avoid radar system at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport in Springfield, Ohio. The $5 million initiative, developed and installed by AFRL and other partners and operated by the Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center, offers airspace monitoring services for aircraft and sensor testing operations and gives the airport the unique capability to manage drone and unmanned aircraft flight beyond the operator’s visual line of sight.
OHIO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) CENTER
Ohio’s work in developing research for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) makes it an ideal location for companies to establish operations. In fact, the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport is home to the Ohio UAS Center and SkyVision, a beyond-visual-line-of-sight range operated in partnership with the AFRL and the state of Ohio. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted the AFRL a certificate of authorization to fly and test unmanned aircraft and other advanced aerospace technologies beyond visual line of sight within a 200-square-mile airspace around the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
Get Access to Agility Prime.
Agility Prime is a non-traditional military program seeking to accelerate the commercial market for Advanced Air Mobility vehicles, a vital market for national security of the United States. Ohio is uniquely positioned to support the Agility Prime mission because of its smart mobility infrastructure, proximity to Agility Prime leadership, Air Force testing capabilities, airworthiness expertise at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), as well as leading-edge research expertise across the state. Ohio’s work in developing research for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) makes it an ideal location for Agility Prime contractors to establish operations.