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ARPAS-UK: the Collective Voice Empowering the UK Drone Industry. Non profit Trade Association founded in 2013. Engagement with and among members is on Discord.

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ARPAS-UK is the Association of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. It is a trade association and professional body which supports and acts on behalf of the remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS) community, from start-up businesses to larger established operations. ARPAS-UK members continue to break new ground in markets where RPAS (sometimes referred to as UAVs or drones) are delivering significant benefits. Members’ main markets include:

• TV & Movie
• Structures Inspection
• Linear Infrastructures (power lines, rail)
• Survey & Mapping
• Agriculture
• Emergency Services

On behalf of its members, ARPAS-UK works closely with the industry regulator CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) and Government departments to influence and ensure that the regulatory framework for the safe and professional operation of remotely piloted aircraft is fit for purpose and encourages best practice. It works in the public interest, and advocates professionalism within its membership through compliance with an agreed Code of Conduct and the holding of appropriate permissions. The Association takes progressive stances on national issues to embed the RPAS profession in all end-user industries, to enable it to continue to grow in reputation and influence.

17/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐑𝐏𝐀𝐒-𝐔𝐊 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰.

https://mailchi.mp/7956d823142b/arpas-uk-bulletin-mid-sept-non-members-version

07/09/2026

🔥 📺 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆? - 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Automating Safety Analysis for Drones with BusbySim - https://arpas.uk/watch-automating-safety-analysis-for-drones-two-months-work-in-one-day-busbysim/

In our latest ARPAS-UK Fireside Chat, Director Craig Lippett MSc speaks with Callum Gathercole, Founder of BusbySim, about automating complex safety analysis for UAS design.

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗯𝘆𝗦𝗶𝗺 generates safety analyses including Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Preliminary System Safety Assessments (PSSA) and Fault Tree Analyses (FTA) directly from a live aircraft model - helping safety analysis keep pace as designs evolve.

👉 In a recent project, a system-level FHA that was expected to take months was drafted in less than a day.

WATCH: https://arpas.uk/watch-automating-safety-analysis-for-drones-two-months-work-in-one-day-busbysim/

04/09/2026

📺 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: '𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 & 𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲' - Video Link in the Comments section below...👇

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦:
🔹 Sofia Stayte – Department for Transport, United Kingdom
🔹 Annie Martindale – UK in Saudi Arabia / FCDO
🔹 David A. – UK in UAE / FCDO
🔹 Fahad AlQahtani – SADEX
🔹 Mohammed Hasan – ARPAS UK, Moderator

The webinar was organised to provide UK drone and UAS organisations with information on the Saudi market, doing business in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf, and the DfT-led UK Drone Industry Delegation to SADEX 2026. The programme included the regional business environment, working with government stakeholders, business culture and relationship building, practical considerations for UK companies exploring the region, and an overview of SADEX 2026.

🟢 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 the Webinar: Link in the Comments section below...👇

06/08/2026

🎯 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗔 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - Link in the Comments section below...👇

ARPAS-UK member Dronedesk has launched an integrated Specific Operations Risk Assessment capability supporting operators working under UK SORA and EASA JARUS SORA 2.5.

The new paid add-on brings the SORA process directly into Dronedesk’s flight-planning platform, enabling operators to assess population density, ground and air risk, and the resulting Specific Assurance and Integrity Level as an operation is developed.

🟢 Link in the Comments section below...👇

05/08/2026

📄 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘: ARPAS-UK Member Satellite Applications Catapult Article: "𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣’𝙨 𝘿𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 & 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚-𝙊𝙛𝙛" - Link in the Comments section below...👇

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘒 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 £45 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 2030 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (𝘉𝘝𝘓𝘖𝘚) 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘺 2027, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?"

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄...👇

04/08/2026

🎯 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗗𝗔𝗥: Which performs best when conditions become challenging? Link in the Comments section below... 👇

As UAVs move into more demanding real-world environments, perception systems must continue operating through darkness, fog, rain, dust, snow and rapidly changing conditions.

In this new ARPAS-UK Member Article, 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗟𝘁𝗱. compares the strengths and limitations of radar and LiDAR, explaining why mmWave radar can provide an important layer of reliable environmental awareness when optical sensing is affected.

👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
• UAV altitude awareness
• Agricultural autonomy
• Urban and last-mile operations
• Surveying and mapping
• Mission-critical autonomous systems

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 how combining complementary sensing technologies can support safer, more dependable autonomous operations. Link in the Comments section below... 👇

31/07/2026

🌾📺 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡: Cover Cropping with Drones | ARPAS-UK Agri-Environment SIG - with 𝗢𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗠 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 - Link in the Comments section below... 👇

Bringing together independent research and practical industry experience to examine the use of drones for sowing cover crops into standing crops before harvest, 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗜𝗚 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗝𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁 is joined by 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 and 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗠 𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟, to explore the technical process, operational considerations, lessons from the field and the future opportunities for drone-based cover cropping.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 to hear the full discussion on the practical, regulatory and environmental considerations involved in cover cropping by drone. Link in the Comments section below... 👇

30/07/2026

☀️ 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣: 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - 26-27 Aug - Roskilde, DK - 👉 REGISTER NOW - Link in Comments section below...👇

Practical 2 day workshop exploring drone-based electroluminescence inspection for PV panels - from equipment and data capture to analysis and reporting. A valuable opportunity for UK drone professionals looking to enter or expand within the growing solar inspection sector.

Participants will gain practical insight into the complete inspection workflow, including:

• Theoretical foundations of electroluminescence-based PV inspection
• Available inspection methods and their applications
• Hardware selection and system set
• Data acquisition and flight workflows
• Data processing and analysis
• Interpretation and reporting of inspection results
• Networking BBQ

📅 26–27 August | Roskilde, Denmark
⚠️ Limited places

29/07/2026

🔥🚒 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: REAL-TIME WILDFIRE MONITORING WITH DRONES with the CHRIS Platform - Fireside Chat 17 with MEJOR Technologies - 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄...👇

In our latest ARPAS-UK Fireside Chat, Anne-Lise Scaillierez speaks with Melvin Sieben, Co-Founder & CEO of MEJOR Technologies, about CHRIS: the Climate Hazard Real-time Imaging System.

Developed with firefighters, CHRIS transforms live drone imagery into georeferenced 2D maps, helping emergency teams track wildfire boundaries, hotspots, people, vehicles, access routes and the direction of fire spread.

Its “zero-button” approach means operators can fly as normal while CHRIS creates and updates the operational picture in the background - reducing manual work, saving time and supporting faster, more confident decision-making.

The platform can also integrate with existing command, incident-management and GIS systems, and continue mapping in areas with limited connectivity.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲.

28/07/2026

🚨 𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗫 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆! Submit your EoI to Join the DfT-led Drone Industry Delegation to Riyadh This November - Link in comments section... 👇

By joining the UK Pavilion at SADEX 2026, companies will be part of a coordinated UK industry presence led by the Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom and supported by ARPAS-UK.

The delegation is designed to provide a stronger route into the Saudi market than attending independently, with shared pavilion presence, co-branding, VIP access, potential speaking opportunities, high-level roundtable meetings, media exposure and structured stakeholder engagement.

We are also working with the British-Embassy to support the delegation, including a proposed embassy reception with access to VIP stakeholders, senior officials and the Embassy’s in-country network.

For UK companies serious about Saudi Arabia, this is a cost-effective way to build relationships, understand procurement routes, identify local partners and position for future opportunities.

👉 Organisations interested in taking part are encouraged to register their interest before CoB on Friday. Link in the Comments section below... 👇

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