UAV DACH - Association for unmanned aviation
The powerful voice for the unmanned aviation in Europe
DRONES HELP – SHAPING THE FUTURE
We Are the Industry Association for Unmanned Aviation “Made in Europe.”
Drones are one of the key technologies for a sustainable future and already enable many applications today – with benefits for people and nature.
Our three pillars for creating a positive framework for the establishment of UAS-based business models in Europe.
Since its foundation, the Association for Unmanned Aviation has represented the interests of the unmanned aviation industry in Europe
Our Competence & Application Groups create strategies and concepts for economically sustainable UAS operations
Stakeholders, which you can find on our membership map, from all parts of the European drone economy are connected in the UAV DACH
Qualified information from all areas of the unmanned aviation industry: With UAV DACH, you are well informed and up to date.
News
Kicking off the Year at UAV DACH
29.01.2026
What achievements have we made together? In which areas can we continue to improve? Which topics should be promoted in the coming months and years in the interests of commercial unmanned aviation in Europe? To kick off the year, the UAV DACH Executive Board met (...)
UAV DACH provides expert advice to the German Bundestag
27.01.2026
The draft revision of the Aviation Security Act presented by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and approved by the Federal Government was the subject of an expert hearing in the Transport Committee of the German Bundestag. As one of the invited experts, Dr. Gerald Wissel, CEO of UAV DACH, emphasized (...)
World Economic Forum in Davos
23.01.2026
At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the introduction of an additional EU-wide legal framework for companies, which is intended to make things easier for start-ups and new businesses in particular. The “EU Inc” idea essentially provides for a significant acceleration of company registrations (...)
Bureaucracy Prevents Innovation
20.01.2026
Unmanned aerial systems are the future. However, missing or incomplete regulations, lengthy procedures, and complex approval processes still too often stand in the way of this future. In Germany, for example, the regulations set out in Section 21h of the Air Traffic Regulations for the approximately 500,000 geographical (...)
German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space
16.01.2026
As a strong voice for the European UAS industry, UAV DACH is committed to the safe and economically and ecologically sustainable operation of unmanned aircraft systems. This is because drones not only make all our lives more efficient and safer, but can also contribute in many ways to (...)
Will we meet in Düsseldorf?
13.01.2026
Exchange and networking are not only essential pillars of the association's work at UAV DACH. Networks and the exchange of information are also of vital importance for the emerging UAS industry in Europe. XPONENTIAL Europe in Düsseldorf will provide ample opportunity for this from March 24 to 26, 2026 (...)
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Dates
24.–26.03.2026
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23.–25.02.2026
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24.–26.03.2026
11.–14.05.2026
Member benefits
Advantages of a UAV DACH membership
- You gain access to qualified Information from all areas of the drone economy
- You will become part of a comprehensive network with drone industry experts
- You have the opportunity to help shaping the framework conditions for the operation of commercial UAS in Europe
Membership also includes
- Exclusive video webinars on current UAS topics
- Regular industry update by e-mail
- Renowned Drones magazine in print and digital editions (German language)
- Entry into the global Drone Industry Map
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Discounted participation in selected trade shows and industry events