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Only one week to go. The EUROPEAN DRONE FORUM 2026 is just around the corner. Europe’s leading specialist conference for uncrewed Aviation is organized by UAV DACH and will take place on 24 March 2026 in Düsseldorf as part of XPONENTIAL Europe. Nowhere else do so (...)

As part of the leading European trade fair XPONENTIAL Europe, we are joining forces with DroneMasters from Berlin and Airteam Aerial Intelligence GmbH to launch the “UAV DACH Precision Pilot Challenge.” The task: to use manual drone flights to perform a complete, structured, and technically sound inspection of (...)

Exchange and networking are the basis for progress. The security and defense industry is in the public eye as never before. Not least, unmanned systems and counter-UAS solutions are the focus of interest. At Enforce Tac 2026 (...)

Key points for the introduction of U-Space areas in Germany. At a working meeting in Bonn, representatives of the Federal Ministry of Transport, the Federal Aviation Authority, the Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Navigation Services, and UAV DACH discussed how future U-Space areas can be introduced and used in practice in Germany. (...)

Successful association work by UAV DACH brings practical relief. Until now, every single drone used in a drone light show has been treated as an independent aircraft with separate insurance requirements. This device-based insurance assessment led to disproportionately high costs, considerable administrative effort (...)

Less prejudices. More trust. With its Action Plan on Drone and Counter Drone Security, the European Commission is responding to violations of shared airspace by illegal UAS operations near critical infrastructure facilities and to drone sightings around commercial airports. (...)

Money makes the world go round. Research, development, and innovation require more than just good ideas and concepts. The necessary funds to finance all of this are no less important. That is why UAV DACH is committed to creating (...)

Knowledge is good. Evidence is even better. On behalf of our industry members and in structured dialogue with European institutions, we are currently collecting information on how drones are already used in practice for the inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure, particularly in gas (...)

Important approach. Significant weaknesses – A recent study published by the German Federal Environment Agency aims to assess the “opportunities and risks of unmanned aviation for humans and the environment.” As a trade association for the UAS industry, UAV DACH welcomes the scientific examination of the possible effects (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)