Application Group
Public Security & Defense (PSD)
Public Security & Defense (PSD) is an Application Group inside UAV DACH – Association for Unmanned Aviation. Chaired by German Army Lt Col René Achten, it provides a neutral forum where end-users from police, fire & rescue, civil protection and the armed forces meet technology suppliers, academics and regulators to turn drone capabilities into safe, interoperable solutions for security and defence missions.
Head
René Achten
Luftamt der Bundeswehr
Luftfahrt-Qualitätsprüfer
- rene.achten@uavdach.org
- +49 151 21217843
A career staff officer in the German Armed Forces, he has commanded organisations of up to 300 personnel and brings frontline expertise in unmanned aircraft systems to the civil sector. Certified as an aviation-quality auditor and human-factors trainer at the Military Aviation Authority, he pairs operational know-how with rigorous safety and compliance skills. Since 2024 he has also been the elected mayor of Bad Hönningen, highlighting his commitment to public service and giving him a unique platform to champion safe, innovative drone integration for both civilian security and national defense.
Deputy Head
Isabelle Teufert
Diehl Defense
Referentin Strategie für Heeressysteme und Schutzsysteme
- isabelle.teufert@diehl-defence.com
- +49 911 9572177
Mitglieder
Adrian Haxhiaj
CEO & UAS-Consultant
Fitek Gear
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Claudia Bender
Deputy Research Group Leader – UAV Sensing
Fraunhofer FKIE
claudia.rudolph@fkie.fraunhofer.de
Christian Gieselmann
Managing Director
insensiv GmbH
c.gieselmann@insensiv.de
Christian Kaiser
Managing Director
Copting GmbH
ckaiser@copting.de
Christian Weber
General Manager
Leichtwerk AG
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Dr. -Ing. Csaba Singer
Founder, CEO & CTO
Hybrid-Airplane Technologies GmbH
czaba@h-aero.com
Dr. Amílcar do Carmo Lucas
Senior Developer & ArduPilot Maintainer
Matthias Vyshnevskyy
Chief Engineer
Skyeton Germany GmbH
m.vyshnevskyy@skyeton.eu
Max Scheck
Pilot
Vereinigung Cockpit e.V.
max.scheck@vcockpit.de
Mario Finkbeiner
UAS Specialist
Deutsche Bahn
mario.finkbeiner@deutschebahn.com
Karsten Hofterheide
CEO
AuG Kiel GmbH
hofterheide@drohne-wea.de
Rodney Leitner
CEO
HFC Human-Factors-Consult GmbH
rodney.leitner@human-factors-consult.de
Christian Kaiser
CEO
Copting GmbH
ckaiser@copting.de
Joseph Metz
CEO
U-Rob GmbH
joseph.metz@u-rob.com
Alex Fraess-Ehrfeld
CEO
Airborne Robotics GmbH
alex@airborne-robotics.com
Christophe Struck
Training Manager
CNFPC
christophe.struck@cnfpc.lu
Michael Radeck
Drone Pilot
Michael Radeck
michael.radeck@email.de
Maximilian Johenneken
Software Developer
Drak & Johenneken GbR
maximilian.johenneken@h-brs.de
Helmut Roderus
Professor
Hochschule Ansbach
helmut.roderus@drohnenakademie.bayern
Stefan Arbes
Training Manager
DB Fahrwegdienste GmbH
Stefan.Arbes@deutschebahn.com
Dieter Klein
Sen. Advisor Aviation Services
Wingcopter GmbH
dieter.klein@uavdach.org