Airworthiness of mass-market drones (AW-Drones) project: a Horizon 2020-funded project to contribute to the safe use of mass market drones
PODIUM (Proving operations of drones with initial uTM): a SESAR Horizon 2020 project supporting the U-space by providing mutual traffic situational awareness
Safedrone: a SESAR joint undertaking funded project aiming to integrate general aviation, state aviation, optionally piloted aircraft and drones into non-segregated airspace in a multi-aircraft and manned flight environment
SAFIR: a consortium of 13 public and private organisations for developing a drone traffic management platform in Belgium, with the hope of expanding it across the EU
Eurodrone /European MALE RPAS: a project by a FrenchGerman-Italian-Spanish consortium to develop a MALE drone for military ISR purposes but also able to carry weapons. Supporting it is also a PESCO project as well as an EDF project worth €100 million
Integrated Unmanned Ground System: a PESCO project led by Estonia aiming to develop a land drone capable of several autonomous missions.
Maritime (semi-) Autonomous Systems for Mine Countermeasures: a PESCO project led by Belgium aiming to develop underwater drones to counter sea mines
Counter Unmanned Aerial System: a PESCO project coordinated by Italy with the aim of countering the threat posed by mini and micro drones
nEUROn: a French-led project with a consortium composed of Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece and Switzerland aiming to develop a stealthy combat drone operational as of 2040
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/642230/EPRS_BRI(2019)642230_EN.pdf
Often labelled as one of today's main disruptive technologies, drones have indeed earned this label by prompting a fundamental rethinking of business models, existing laws, safety and security standards, the future of transport, and modern warfare.
Regulatory and oversight challenges remain, however, particularly regarding dual-use drones – civil drones that can be easily turned into armed drones or weaponised for criminal purposes.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/642230/EPRS_BRI(2019)642230_EN.pdf
Various European countries have regulated the use of drones. However, the rules differ from country to country and are not easy to follow. The European Union has helped drone users to navigate this vast mass of information, by co-funding the creation of a website on drone rules.
Providing information does not eliminate all obstacles to the creation of a truly open market for drones however. Drones can pose a risk to safety, security and privacy regardless of the country in which they are being flown. They can also be flown across national borders. That is why the EU has been working on common rules on the civil use of drones. These rules will be adopted step by step, starting from general principles and moving towards more detailed rules. The rules will take into account the risk caused by various dro ne uses and will include requirements such as the obligation for people flying heavier drones to register, or restrictions on flying drones in certain zones defined by each country.
https://epthinktank.eu/2019/03/24/drone-users-what-europe-does-for-you/
Since 2021, a fully-fledged European Defense Fund is to operate, supporting an innovative and competitive defense industrial base.
The EU has declared that it needs cutting-edge defense technology and equipment in areas such as artificial intelligence, drone technology, satellite communications and newintelligence systems.
The Commission on 19 March 2019 adopted work programmes to co-finance joint defence industrial projects in 2019-2020 worth up to €500 million. A further €25 million have been earmarked to support collaborative defence research projects in 2019
The EU wants to support the protection and mobility of military forces, allocating € 80 million. This appropriation is intended to develop capabilities for detection of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats or for the development of anti-drone systems.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/news/european-defence-fund-2019-mar-19_en
In the UK, Bill 2017-19, which is to regulate the purchase and use of drones weighing over 5 kg, is passed on January 15 to the second reading.
The United Kingdom is very advanced in the field of safety regulation for drones, their traffic and protection against them, so it is paradoxical that the biggest problems with the drones have occurred so far in this country. Part of the new law is also to regulate technology assets against UAVs that are used illegally or pose a threat. According to the assumptions, EU legislation will also be evolving in the direction indicated, as it is a sad fact that the drones, equipped with explosives can be a new and very real threat not only to civil aviation.
TATIA has its representative at the International Scientific Conference, organized by the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, Lhotecká 559/7, which expects the following thematic blocks: theoretical framework for soft targets or crowded places, the role of the public sector in the protection of soft targets and crowded places, the private sector and its role in protecting soft targets and crowded places.
Our representative participated in the conference on the latest security trends in the Czech Republic.
The challenge facing the EU today is one that involves having to fill a multitude of capability shortfalls in the short term, while also thinking aboutwhat future capabilities and technologies the EU member states should invest in. Opting only to fill capability shortfalls may result in industrial costs later on, but only investing in future capabilities will affect the EU’s ability to meet its LoA by sapping (albeit steadily increasing) financial resources for defence. Getting this balance right is vital to theEU’s ability to field full spectrum capabilities and enhance its military and industrial strategic autonomy. As PESCO’s binding commitments make clear, there is a need for member states to engage with the CDP, CARD and the EDF because only by doing so can the EU make the tough decisions required when it comes to defence capability prioritisation.
MEPs backed new rules on the safe use of drones. They also agreed to amend the aviation safety rules in the EU. Based on the risks associated with, for example, the weight of drones or areas of operation, future drones should have additional features such as automated landing in case of loss of contact with the system. For some drones, this means they will have to go through training in the future. Legislation also predicts for larger drones the registration in the national register and the designation of drones. The European Commission now needs to prepare more detailed rules, for example, regulating the maximum height and distance for drones, drones certification and training of their operators.
https://cebre.cz/aktuality/