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UAV DACH e.V. - Verband für unbemannte Luftfahrt

UAVDACH

UAV DACH - Inform | Connect | Shape Complete social acceptance and extensive use of the innovative potential of an economically successful unmanned aviation for the benefit of all. UAV DACH strives for shaping the framework for the European drone economy in the interests of its members. Its goal is to promote the safe, commercially viable and sustainable operation of unmanned aerial systems. As a strong alliance the European association based in Germany organizes networking and information for all relevant stakeholders from business, politics and society.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jun 2025 · Current challenges for the drone industry

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jul 2024 · General exchange on current drone-related topics

Response to Countering the potential threat from Unmanned Aircraft Systems

3 Apr 2023

UAV DACH - Unmanned Aviation Association is committed to safe and efficient unmanned aviation. A rule-compliant use is indispensable for the prospering market with unmanned aviation systems and the services provided using these systems. With IR (EU) 2019/947, the EU Commission has issued uniform rules for the operation of unmanned aviation systems (UAS) in the EU. Statistics and the number of reported incidents show that the vast majority of operators comply with these rules. UAV DACH, therefore, supports the path of education in the form of regular awareness campaigns to increase knowledge where flying UAS is prohibited or requires special permission. Such public awareness would be strongly supported by the industry. Starting in 2024, operators of open-category UAS will be warned by clear notices when approaching restricted flight areas. In addition, an electronic identifier (Remote ID) is used to immediately identify the operator and his location when operating a UAS, visible to anyone with a smartphone. The intrusion of UAS into critical infrastructure through ignorance or curiosity thus becomes unlikely. In addition, EASA has developed the DRONE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AT AERODROMES manual, which describes how to manage a potential hazard from UAS operations at airports. This manual can be adapted for other types of sensitive facilities. Therefore, the Commission's Communication should support this approach and introduce new European legislation only when necessary. Additional regulatory measures could complicate the EASA manual-based measures that are already in place at many airports and reflect legal and organizational requirements on a local level. In addition, further regulations will again stall the just-emerging drone economy. Given the large number of sensitive infrastructures in the EU, blanket UAS defense is neither economically nor technically feasible. Incidents at critical infrastructures such as airports can be controlled with current technology. Thus, danger defense by non-cooperative deployed UAS does not require further regulation, but rather financial resources and technical equipment of law enforcement authorities to neutralize UAS. The UAS industry has already developed and successfully deployed systems that support detecting and identifying UAS in the vicinity of critical infrastructure. A DIN working group aims to describe interfaces and enable a uniform standard classification of drone defense systems. However, the systems are not fully integrated with executive forces. In particular, immediate intervention is mandatory after the identification of uncooperative UAS. Alerting law enforcement without the use of integrated and automatic systems is insufficient. As such, UAV DACH proposes to the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs to examine how operators of UAS detection systems can be given sovereign tasks that enable the takeover, up to and including the neutralization of UAS. Alternatively, resources would need to be made available to operate standardized detection system interfaces by executive force. In addition, there are no established procedures for responding to UAS incidents that have been used to train law enforcement personnel. Industry associated with UAV DACH will be supporting initiatives that standardize the interfaces to law enforcement and integrate the line of command, which supports safe and efficient unmanned aviation.
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