UAS News

If you search for the keyword “drone” in the more than 140-page coalition agreement presented by the CDU/CSU and SPD to form a new German government, you will find a total of three hits. The term “unmanned” only appears once. (...)

One of the main tasks of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is to contribute to safety in civil aviation through harmonization and standardization. Reliable, internationally coordinated rules and procedures are also crucial for the UAS industry. This is why the United Nations' specialized agency (...)

AERO Drones (April 9-11) is taking place today and tomorrow as part of the renowned aviation trade fair AERO (April 9-12) in Friedrichshafen, Germany. As a “trade fair within a trade fair”, the focus will be on “drones in public safety operations” and this year will also (...)

When it comes to IT resilience, drones and their control and monitoring technology are particularly in need of protection. While corrupted firmware updates, a failure of the communication infrastructure or manipulated databases on the ground are annoying at best, in the worst case scenario, UAS misconduct in the air can have serious (...)

If UAS operating scenarios cannot be carried out in the “Open Category”, an application must be submitted to the competent authority for approval in accordance with the “Specific Category” guidelines. This is required by European regulations. For companies that want to (...)

The Hans Christian Andersen Airport in Odense, Denmark, is not only the venue for the renowned International Drone Show, which will next take place on June 18 and 19. It is also home to the UAS Denmark Test Center. The center (...)

At the latest meeting of the UAS Technical Bodies (TeB) of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, representatives of the European Aviation Safety Agency, national aviation authorities and European expert associations met at the EASA headquarters in Cologne. UAV DACH was represented by board member René Wagner (...)

A wide range of efforts are being made throughout Europe to enable the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems. On the one hand, to promote an important future technology with enormous economic potential. On the other hand, to make Europe more independent from other regions of the world (...)

UAV DACH member Quantum Systems promotes “A new age of reconnaissance” in Berlin. The German Aerospace Industries Association emphasizes: “The future begins up above”. There is no question that the agenda of the upcoming German government will have enormous significance for the further development of unmanned (...)

Until a few years ago, helicopters were still largely left to their own devices in lower airspace. However, more and more commercially operated UAS are now operating there and the full integration of drones into general airspace is an important (...)

25 keynotes, presentations and town hall debates, over 50 speakers and a total of well over 250 participants from Europe and around the world. No question: the EUROPEAN DRONE FORUM 2025 was the biggest EDF ever. Held for the first time in Düsseldorf (...)

In the global competition for the best technologies and concepts, the young drone economy in Germany (and Europe) faces crucial months and years in order to be able to compete with the competition from Asia and the United States in the long term. Accordingly, many companies are taking a critical view of (...)

The simplification and acceleration of application procedures for the approval of UAS operations in the “Specific Category” is at the top of the priority list when it comes to reducing existing hurdles for commercial UAS operations. In order to facilitate processing (...)

The work in the UAV DACH Competence and Application Groups is one of the main pillars of the Unmanned Aviation Association. Experts meet here to discuss technical issues relating to the commercial operation of unmanned systems in Europe, (...)

The debate on the protection of sensitive areas and critical infrastructure from uncooperative drones has gained momentum due to the recent sightings of illegal UAS overflights of military facilities, and not just in Germany. As part of the EnforceTac trade fair in Nuremberg, (...)