"100,000 commercially operated drones over Europe – every day. At least. And not in some distant future. But within 5 years. This is not wishful thinking to bolster the UAS industry and our members. It is a necessity to make Europe independent and resilient. And it is not a utopia. It is a well-founded assessment – based on technological maturity, economic demand, and current observations."
This is how Dr. Gerald Wissel, Chairman of the Executive Board of UAV DACH, started his speech at the joint opening ceremony of XPONENTIAL Europe and EUROPEAN DRONE FORUM last week. He strongly advocated for joint and decisive action to ensure that Europe will not only be a user of UAS Technology but also its designer. Because the vision of 100,000 drones commercially operating daily over Europe should not only become a reality, these drones should be developed, produced, and safely operated in Europe.