This year Kerissa Khan MRAeS, President, Royal Aeronautical Society, launched the President’s Young Pioneer Award. The first of its kind, the aim of the award is to recognise the hard work and achievements of a young pioneer in industry who is pushing boundaries in innovation and making a positive impact. A number of excellent nominations…
March 2023 saw the launch of the new Emergency Drone Responder E-Magazine. It is packed full of information for those in the Emergency Services, with articles, thought-pieces, advice and product information. ARPAS-UK is delighted that Graham Brown, Chair of ARPAS-UK, and Phil Hicks of Pravo Consulting were involved in this first issue. Check out page…
The European Commission issued its Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Europe. The report is available following this link. It gives a good idea of what is still needed to reach a thriving drone/RPAS/eVTOL market. Below are some take-aways. Market size: €14.5 billion by 2030 “With the right…
Blue Bear (BB) recently announced the release of their pioneering Hyper Enabled Soldier System (HESS) concept. This system will deliver wearable innovative technology to the next generation of warfighters and as a capability will empower them to maintain their battlefield edge over potential future adversaries within all domains. The Hyper Enabled Soldier System is underpinned…
How is the drone community doing? What should ARPAS-UK focus on in 2023? Take part in the ARPAS-UK Survey! Dear fellow ARPAS-UK members, and members of the broader drone community, We have collectively been through unusual times, and our environment will no doubt continue to evolve. Our leadership team has evolved, and we thought it…
People across the country will be encouraged to kick-start a rewarding and exciting career in the aviation sector as the government launches a brand new recruitment campaign today. Generation Aviation is part of the government’s 22-point plan to support aviation as it recovers from the pandemic, and forms part of the wider aviation strategy Flightpath to the Future. This…
ARPAS-UK strengthens the executive team to support growth of the commercial drone sectors and to realise Government-backed research that predicts drones could contribute an additional £42 billion in economic growth and 650,000 potential new jobs by 2030. The UK’s drone association ARPAS-UK has announced new Directors, Chair, and CEO in a move to support the…
Success for Lincolnshire Police Drone Education event Lincolnshire Police were delighted to welcome members of the public and guest speakers to their education and information event on drone safety and legislation. The event was attended by members of our communities who wish to fly drones. The event, led by Chief Drone Pilot, Kev Taylor,…
7-8 Sep 2022, London We were delighted to meet so many members and key stakeholders, and to share our stand with a few members as well: Richard Gill of Drone Defence, Toby Townrow of Dronevolution and Chris Crockford of Electric Aviation. It was fantastic to see the interaction between them and other exhibitors and visitors,…