{"id":4329,"date":"2026-04-02T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uavdach.org\/?p=4329"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:51:19","slug":"100-000-kommerzielle-drohnen-ueber-europa-jeden-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uavdach.org\/en\/100-000-kommerzielle-drohnen-ueber-europa-jeden-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"100,000 Commercial Drones Over Europe \u2013Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\"100,000 commercially operated drones over Europe \u2013 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 \u2013 based on technological maturity, economic demand, and current observations.\"<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/uavdach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260324_Opening-EDF_Speech_Dr-Gerald-Wissel.pdf\">Please find Dr. Gerald Wissel's full speech manuscript here (pdf document)<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8222;100.000 kommerziell betriebene Drohnen in der Luft \u00fcber Europa. Jeden Tag. Mindestens. Und das nicht in ferner Zukunft. Sondern innerhalb von f\u00fcnf Jahren. Das ist kein Wunschdenken, um die UAS-Branche und unsere Mitglieder zu st\u00e4rken. Es ist eine Notwendigkeit, um Europa unabh\u00e4ngig und widerstandsf\u00e4hig zu machen. Und es ist keine Utopie. 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