The drone industry makes and sells unmanned aerial vehicles for uses that now reach well beyond the military, including aerial photography, precision agriculture, forest fire monitoring, environmental monitoring, weather observation, policing and surveillance, infrastructure inspection, product delivery, entertainment and drone racing. Its consumer side was reshaped when DJI released the first Phantom drone in 2013, an entry level model that quickly captured the consumer drone market, and by 2017 DJI alone held more than 75 percent of global consumer drone market share. The related global military uncrewed aerial systems market was valued at about 12.5 billion dollars in 2024 and is projected to reach about 20 billion dollars by 2034. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Who sets the safety rules for drones in Europe?
EASA sets the safety and environmental standards for drones in the European Union and certifies the aircraft.
In the European Union the aviation authority EASA sets the safety and environmental standards for new aviation technologies such as drones, and it certifies these new aircraft and drones. EASA works with national aviation authorities, manufacturers and operators so that the new systems are safe and sustainable. The wider drone strategy that the European Commission and Parliament fund, called the EU Drone Strategy 2.0, focuses on safety, security and competitiveness while updating regulation for the drone sector.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as an aerial drone or simply drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers on board, which instead is either autonomous or controlled remotely.
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Wikipedia: Frankenburg Technologies
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Frankenburg Technologies is a defence technology startup from Estonia, founded in 2024, that develops missiles to intercept drones, Mark I and Mark II.
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Zuppa is an Indian Deep tech drone company with capabilities in development and manufacturing of Drones, Autopilots for Unmanned Systems, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Vehicle tracking systems & Navigation systems for defence and commercial uses.
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