Innovare Advancement Center

An open innovation campus. A pivotal strategic shift.

Led by the Air Force Research Laboratory—Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) and Griffiss Institute, in partnership with top high-tech industrial, leading-edge academic, and forward-thinking governmental stakeholders, this facility is the heart of our global community, focused on what it takes to catalyze the key collaborations that spark innovations in areas critical to U.S. strength and economic competitiveness.

• 150,000 square feet

• 13,000 square feet of Open Research Area
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• Located in the Heart of New York State

• Two Leading-Edge Quantum Labs

• Two Neuromorphic/Nanoelectronics-Focused Labs

• Event Space: Training Areas, Conference, & Breakout Rooms

• Innovare Advancement Center houses the FAA-Designated NY UAS Test Site, owned and operated by Oneida County* Site

*This UAS site is one of seven FAA designated UAS test sites. It is the only test site at a towered airport, surrounded by Class D airspace with a FAA Certificate of Authorization with the ability to execute simultaneous manned and unmanned large and small UAS) operations.

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Please send request to ajames@griffissinstitute.org

"Just over the fence”
from AFRL/RI we prioritize immediate engagement of new partners in R&D.

This is how we can deliver technological solutions that enable a global competitive edge in the core competencies of C4I&Cyber:

Command + Control

Communications

Computers

Intelligence

Cyber

“The Griffiss Institute has a mission to bring together the Air Force Research Laboratory, Industry and Academia to facilitate and grow the technology base. We are excited about enabling successful cooperative or joint activities under Innovare Advancement Center, a world-class collaborative facility."
— Col. Timothy J. Lawrence, Former Director of the AFRL Information Directorate

SkyDome

SkyDome, a premier instrumented Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) experimentation indoor/outdoor facility, supports the development and test of technologies for autonomous swarms, resilient swarm communications, advanced sensing, and to survive and operate in contested environments. Designed to accommodate year-round testing of UAS, the SkyDome facility is immediately adjacent to the FAA-Designated NY UAS Test Site and is connected to a netted area measuring approximately 150’(W) x 200’ (L) x 80’ (H). This site is located in the Innovare Advancement Center complex, and includes:

Indoor instrumented UAS experimentation facility (200’x200’x50’) connected to an outdoor, instrumented, netted UAS experimentation area (250’x150’x70’)

Pre-test facility with RF test equipment and workbenches, to support multiple development/test teams (~50’x50’)

Operations center and data management system AND observation, office and meeting areas