ARPAS UK

05/06/2026

🏫 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: How Drones Are Driving Efficiency & Safety in Public Infrastructure - Roof Surveys - Link in the Comments section below...👇

Coventry City Council demonstrates the power of drone technology by conducting non-intrusive asset condition and retrofit feasibility surveys at a primary school to support their decarbonisation programme.

This shift from traditional methods resulted in significant annual savings estimated between £100,000 & £300,000, while simultaneously avoiding up to 2,000 hours of high-risk work at height (annualised across all assets).

🟢 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗱-𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲: Link in the Comments section below...👇

04/06/2026

🚀 🎯 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - Link in the Comments section below...👇

ARPAS-UK is delighted to confirm its Advisory Board for 2026, bringing together experienced professionals from across the UK commercial drone sector, including operations, technology, infrastructure, public-sector use, training, and more.

Advisory Board members volunteer their expertise to strengthen the Association’s work and support its role as a voice for the UK drone industry.

Read the full announcement: Link in the Comments section below...👇

28/05/2026

🚀 ARPAS-UK Member Coptrz Launches Tundra's Modular Payload Platform in the UK - Find the link in the Comments section below...👇

A new UK exclusive partnership bringing the world's first modular payload platform, built for the Parrot ANAFI UKR, to UK defence, public safety, and inspection operators.....

26/05/2026

🎯 ARPAS-UK Member JB Unmanned Aerial Systems July Event: '𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨 2026' - 7-8 July - 🟢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗 - Link in the Comments below...👇

Join JB Unmanned Aerial Systems (JBUAS) and partners for a two-day look at geophysical sensors and specialist data capture workflows. The event will cover the full survey collection chain, from mission planning and payload management through to hardware installation, software integration, data collection, download and review. 𝗝𝗕𝗨𝗔𝗦: “𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 ‘𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙀𝙈’ 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮”.

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗....👇

22/05/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 - Link in the Comments section below...👇

The future of autonomous aviation is moving fast, and the legal framework must evolve with it.

The UK Law Commission’s latest work highlights the growing need for clear regulation, accountability, and operational standards for autonomous aircraft systems. From BVLOS operations to AI-enabled decision-making, the conversation is no longer theoretical: it’s becoming operational reality.

A crucial step toward enabling safe, scalable, and trusted autonomous flight in the UK.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 - Link in the Comments section below...

21/05/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐐𝟒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓/𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐏𝐈 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, including the Civil Aviation Authority, bringing together performance indicators from 16 major UK regulators in a single place. This is a significant step towards greater transparency, accountability, and regulatory scrutiny across the UK economy.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. As regulation evolves to support innovation, advanced air mobility, BVLOS operations, airspace modernisation, and scalable drone services, industry engagement with regulators has never been more important.

At ARPAS-UK, we continue to advocate for:
✅ Proportionate, innovation-friendly regulation
✅ Constructive engagement between industry and regulators
✅ Faster pathways for safe operational approvals
The UK drone ecosystem is progressing rapidly, with increasing momentum around BVLOS, infrastructure inspection, autonomy, and integrated airspace operations.

Transparency in regulatory performance is essential if the UK is to remain globally competitive in aviation innovation and emerging drone technologies.

Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eZq2f7MG

18/05/2026

🚮 🎯 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗹𝘆-𝗧𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 - View the End-user Case - Link in the Comments section below...👇

Illegal fly-tipping is a growing problem across the UK, costing local authorities over £100 million each year in clean-up and enforcement. Discover how drones are being used to help tackle this issue.

Link in the Comments section below...👇

14/05/2026

🚀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 - 𝗶𝗻𝗰. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗔𝗜 | 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 - Link in the Comments section below...👇

Explore survey insights from the 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 + 𝟱 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

The ARPAS-UK 2026 Annual Conference in April featured a live interactive Slido survey running throughout the day, allowing attendees to contribute their views and experiences in real time.

The survey explored a range of topics affecting the UK drone sector, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Responses were gathered from across the sector - from independent operators and SMEs through to larger organisations and wider industry representatives.

The results provide a snapshot of current industry sentiment and highlight some of the key themes, pressures and opportunities currently shaping the UK uncrewed aviation landscape.

👉 Link in the Comments section below...👇

13/05/2026

🚜🧑‍🎓📺 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 & 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 - Link in the Comments section below...👇

𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 | 𝟬𝟳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:
Mohammed Hasan of ARPAS-UK | Robert Pearson of AutoSpray Systems | Andrew Palmer of Lantra

The latest Agri-Tech Frontiers webinar explores how agricultural drone operations are moving beyond early adoption and into scalable, commercially viable deployment. Covering evolving training standards, career pathways, advanced operational permissions (including BVLOS, night and all-weather operations), and the broader skills needed beyond piloting alone, the session offers valuable insight for agricultural operators, drone service providers, end users, training organisations, and professionals from adjacent sectors looking to transition into this maturing area of uncrewed operations.

👉 Link in the Comments section below...👇

🟢 This web series is in conjunction with the 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽.

If you would like to get in touch with the Special Interest Group at ARPAS-UK, please contact [email protected]

07/05/2026

📢 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐲: 𝐂𝐀𝐀 𝐔𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲

ARPAS-UK is pleased to share an important request from the Civil Aviation Authority, where we sit on the UAS Advisory Committee.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐔𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐮𝐛, which will provide tools and guidance for operators completing a UK SORA application. To help shape these resources, they’re seeking direct feedback from operators across the sector.

Your input will play an important role in helping the CAA refine its tools strategy and determine what support would be most valuable.

📝𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7HJ3LST
⏰𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲

We encourage all operators and stakeholders involved in UK drone operations to take a few minutes to share their views.

Thank you for supporting the future of safe and effective UAS operations in the UK.

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