Oklahoma State University’s OAIRE Adopts meerir-ai for Airspace Intelligence
- Feb 20
- 2 min read
February 20, 2026 - meerir today announced that the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University, one of the nation’s leading aerospace research organizations, has adopted meerir-ai as its airspace intelligence platform. OAIRE will use meerir-ai to accelerate airspace planning, support active UAS flight testing, and deliver data-driven analysis across its research and operations programs statewide.
OAIRE’s teams will leverage meerir-ai’s domain-specific AI capabilities to streamline low-altitude airspace analysis for CONOPS development, generate risk assessments tied to specific missions and geographies, produce data-driven inputs for FAA waivers and authorizations, and create production-ready visuals for sponsor and partner briefings. The platform eliminates the manual data processing and specialized GIS expertise that these tasks traditionally require, giving researchers and operators the ability to query complex aviation data through natural language and receive comprehensive analytical responses in seconds.
“Our work moves fast, we’re planning missions, coordinating with the FAA, and briefing sponsors, often in the same week,” said Chris Swan, Flight Operations Manager at OAIRE. “meerir-ai gives us the ability to pull airspace analysis together quickly and with confidence, whether we’re building out a CONOPS, assessing risk for a new test site, or putting together visuals for a partner briefing. Having that capability in one place, without needing to be a GIS specialist, is a real force multiplier for our team.”
“OAIRE operates at the frontier of aerospace research, from active flight testing on the university ranges to NIST-funded weather research to counter-UAS development,” said Craig Mahaney, Founder and CEO of meerir. “These are some of the most complex and high-stakes airspace challenges in the country, and they chose meerir-ai to support that work.”
meerir-ai is purpose-built for aviation and airspace decision-making. The platform’s tiered AI architecture integrates real-time aircraft tracking, historical telemetry analysis, weather data, population density, and regulatory information through a natural language interface, enabling users to go from question to actionable insight without switching between tools or waiting on manual analysis. As new data sources emerge from OAIRE’s research programs, including sensors, flight test datasets, and external APIs, meerir-ai is architected to integrate them directly into the analytical workflow.
OAIRE joins a growing base of enterprise customers using meerir-ai across municipal aviation, public safety, and commercial operations.
About meerir
meerir is domain-specific AI for aviation and airspace intelligence. The platform streamlines workflows across airspace planning, flight operations analysis, risk assessment, and regulatory support to drive efficiency and better decision-making. Research institutions, airport operators, public safety agencies, and commercial aviation organizations use meerir-ai to enable faster, smarter airspace decisions. For more information, visit meerir.com.
About OAIRE
From autonomous systems and advanced air mobility, to counter-UAS technology and hands-on workforce development, the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University leverages academic research to advance aerospace innovation and economic development across the state and region. With a presence in Stillwater, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OAIRE works closely with industry and government leaders, as well as organizations such as NASA, U.S. Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration.
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