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Demonstration of Over 25 Drones Working Concurrently Marks a Vital Step in European U-Area Implementation
On December 1, 2023, Benidorm, Spain hosted a drone flight occasion designed to maneuver drone integration and U-Area implementation ahead. This occasion featured greater than 25 drones working concurrently in an city setting, marking a primary for each Spain and Europe. The demonstration was a part of the U-ELCOME venture, led by EUROCONTROL, which aimed to implement the U-Area idea throughout Europe. The venture was funded by the European Fee and coordinated by the Universitat Politècnica de València within the Valencian Neighborhood.
The U-Area idea concerned managing varied duties concurrently, together with the supply of products and parcels, emergency help, rescue, surveillance and inspection, medical materials supply, and first support operations. The demonstration came about in three international locations: Spain, Italy, and France, with 51 companions from private and non-private entities and firms taking part.
The Benidorm Metropolis Council expressed sturdy help for the venture. The demonstration aimed to validate the primary U-space companies and acquire consultant knowledge to optimize and lay the foundations of this new idea of automated and digital administration of routine drone operations in particular areas, often called U-space airspace.
Greater than 25 drones linked to a few U-space service suppliers (USSPs): Airus (ITG – Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia), Aslogic, and Spain’s air navigation service supplier, ENAIRE, operated through the demonstration. These USSPs had been interconnected by means of the ENAIRE U-Hub platform, facilitating the alternate of operations info among the many three USSPs taking part within the demonstration.
The drone operators concerned represented a wide range of sectors, all aiming for full integration inside U-space. These included members of the State Safety Forces and Corps: Air Sources of the Nationwide Police Corps of Alicante, Valencia, Castellón, and Murcia, the PEGASO staff of the Civil Guard of Alicante, the Autonomous Police of the Generalitat Valenciana, and Native Police Corps of Benidorm, Valencia, La Nucia, Finestrat, Villajoyosa, Campello, Elche, Altea, Jávea, Denia, Gandía, Cullera, and Paterna.
Amit Ganjoo, Founder and CEO of main UTM and U-Area expertise supplier ANRA Applied sciences, commented on the occasion, saying, “We’re glad to see U-ELCOME advancing U-space actions and stay up for when the venture continues with different deployments in Italy and France within the coming months. U-ELCOME is a big consortium with 51 companions, so will probably be attention-grabbing to see how the varied entities are capable of exhibit pre-operational U-space ecosystems in varied operational environments. The venture highlights the query: which entities are getting licensed by aviation authorities to develop into U-space Service Suppliers so U-space might be commercialized?”
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