Updates

August 2026 Update

Upcoming AERPAW Events AERPAW is looking ahead to an exciting fall season with several opportunities to connect with researchers, industry partners, and the broader wireless research community. AERPAW Outdoor Demonstration at GRCon26 September 25, 2026 | Raleigh, NC AERPAW will…

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July 2026 Update

On July 30, ORAN Development Company (ODC) brought its AI-RAN platform to AERPAW’s Lake Wheeler outdoor testbed for an on-site demonstration focused on both wireless communications and sensing. One of the main demonstrations showed how the same wireless system can…

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June 2026 Update

AERPAW was featured at NI Connect 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas, highlighting its role as a national research platform advancing wireless innovation and autonomous aerial systems. Representing AERPAW, NC State University Ph.D. candidate Mushfiqur Rahman presented the platform’s capabilities and…

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April 2026 Update

This month, researchers demonstrated significant progress in autonomous UAV network resilience through experiments conducted on the AERPAW testbed, part of the PAWR (Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research) program supported by the National Science Foundation. As non-terrestrial networks continue to emerge…

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March 2026 Update

AERPAW was at the Defense Industrial Supply Chain (DISC) Summit on March 18–19 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where it showcased its aerial experimentation platform and capabilities for advanced wireless and drone research. The presentation highlighted AERPAW’s integrated digital twin…

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February 2026 Update

In February, the AERPAW team engaged with the broader advanced mobility and defense innovation community through participation in two major events across North Carolina. These events provided opportunities to highlight AERPAW’s research platform, connect with industry and government partners, and…

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January 2026 Update

AERPAW Completes First Four-UAV Live Experiment in the Testbed AERPAW successfully conducted its first live four-UAV coordinated flight experiment in the AERPAW testbed, marking an important milestone in multi-drone autonomous research. The experiment was designed and implemented by Baisakhi C.,…

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