Thales has been awarded a landmark contract by Finland’s VTT to provide its advanced UTM solution, TopSky AstraUTM, as a first step of an ambitious programme to enable safe and efficient air mobility operations across Finland. The contract will include services such as UAS flight authorization, geo-awareness and network identification, and traffic information services, ensuring seamless and secure drone operations in compliance with EU Regulation 2021/664.
The U-Space Finland Precommercial Pilot Implementation project, part of VTTs Drolo 2 Project, aims to develop and deploy automated, secure, scalable drone systems, products and services. This will support a wide range of drone applications, including logistics, agriculture, forestry, airport and construction operations. Additionally, the project seeks to establish a robust Finnish Drolo innovation and business ecosystem which will accelerate development and secure a competitive edge in the drone industry. The aim is that U-Space services, within European regulations, can be launched, tested and piloted in Finland making it the first or one of the first countries to do so.
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