GIZMATRIX™ TEST RANGE · UxS
The proving ground for unmanned systems.
Air first. Designed to carry one system across domains in one picture.
Scenarios are simulated training, not a record of range operations.
AIR FIRST.ONE SHARED PICTURE.EVERY DOMAIN IN VIEW.
Every domain, one picture.
UxS is unmanned systems in any domain, not just the air. Missions rarely stay in one, so the range is designed to carry a system across domain boundaries without handing it off.
Scenarios for every mode, including the planned security posture, are available as simulated training in the full scenario catalog. They are training exercises, not a record of range operations.
Select a domain card to add or remove its layer. Drag the air layer to orbit.
SPACE · ROADMAPROADMAP LAYER · NO TRACKS
AIR · FIRST
AIR LAYER HIDDEN
GROUND · PLANNEDPLANNED LAYER · NO TRACKS
SURFACE · PLANNEDPLANNED LAYER · NO TRACKS
SUBSURFACE · PLANNEDPLANNED LAYER · NO TRACKS
Green marks cooperative aircraft participation only.
Surveillance & alerting
The Gizmatrix
Gizmatrix is the airspace surveillance and alerting platform behind the range, an Onward Network product, described in full at gizmatrix.com. Air first; see Domains for the rest of the stack.
↗ gizmatrix.comReal-time picture
Dynamic Awareness™
The traffic-awareness engine behind the range's shared airspace picture, ingesting position, telemetry, and Remote ID identity to keep the air domain legible in real time. Operators train on it through the Digital Service Academy, an Onward Network initiative.
↗ digitalservice.academyGaming with a Purpose™
Gizmat Games
Competitive team trials in disaster relief, search and rescue, hazmat identification, humanitarian demining, and logistics, scored on outcome rather than hours logged. The trials are part of the training at the Digital Service Academy, an Onward Network initiative.
↗ digitalservice.academyThe Curriculum Pipeline
A progression from the classroom to operations under pressure, each module gating the next. The full curriculum and training tracks are at the Digital Service Academy, an Onward Network initiative. Operator candidates can start with the Gizmatrix™ User and Skill Training Guide (PDF).
↗ digitalservice.academyFAA Compliance
The FAA path for air operations is documented at the Gizmatrix Test Range, uas.city ↗. FAA aircraft rules govern the air domain only.
In definition
Counter-UxS
Phase 2 extends the range from operating unmanned systems to accounting for the ones that should not be there. A security posture is planned and its scope is in definition. Any response to an aircraft remains with authorized agencies, and no counter-UxS capability is offered.
Terms of reference
Glossary
The vocabulary the range runs on, and what each term means in practice.
- UxS
- Unmanned systems in any domain: air, ground, surface, subsurface, and space. The "x" stands in for the domain, so one term covers what UAS, UGV and USV/UUV each name separately, including systems that transition between domains. Broader than UAS or UAV, which cover aircraft only.
- Dynamic Awareness™
- Dimensional situational awareness for an aircraft or drone relative to everything around it. A control tower sees the whole picture on radar; a pilot sees only what their eyes catch. Dynamic Awareness gives the aircraft, crewed or not, a real-time positional picture of itself within the airspace.
- Gizmatrix™
- The airspace surveillance and alerting platform behind the range, an Onward Network product. Air is the first domain; others are planned.
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