Drone Days

August 26–28, 2026

SAVE THE DATE!

August 25–27, 2027

SAVE THE DATE!

August 25–27, 2027

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Hatten-UAS German Flight Center | Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield | Bremen Airport

b.r.m. IT & Aerospace Bremen
City of Aerospace
Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation, Bremen
Bremen Economic Development Agency
Aviaspace Bremen
State of Lower Saxony
Northwest Metropolitan Area
Oldenburg District Economic Development Agency
Lower Saxony Aviation
Bremen Airport
Oldenburg-Hatten Airport

Drone Days 2026 has come to a close—and what a flight it was! Three days full of inspiration, exciting technical presentations, fascinating live demos, and, of course, countless encounters with people who share our enthusiasm for unmanned aviation.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who attended, especially our sponsors and supporters, without whom Drone Days 2026 would not have been possible in this form. We’ve put together a few highlights and impressions for you here —so you can look back on past Drone Days and build anticipation for this year’s event.

But as we all know, once Drone Days is over, it’s already time for the next Drone Days:
We’re already excited to announce Drone Days 2027! Look forward to an even more diverse program and exciting new formats. Drone Days 2027 will take off again from August 25, 2027, through August 27, 2027. As in previous years, we’re excited to bring together the various stakeholders and perspectives in unmanned aviation this year as well—because real progress is based on exchange and networking.

We would like to once again extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants, partners, sponsors, exhibitors, and friends for this wonderful event, and we look forward to seeing you again on August 25–27, 2027.

“Many happy landings”

The Drone Days Team

Yours, Harald Rossol

Highlights from Drone Days 2026
Highlights from Drone Days 2026
Highlights from Drone Days 2026

We invite you tojoin us at the
Drone Days 2027. Bring your ideas, stop by—and feel free to talk to us directly. We’re happy to answer any questions you may have and discuss opportunities for collaboration.

A Look Back at Drone Days 2025

Drone Days Mission

The Drone Days Mission is the European Drone Challenge. We invite you to be a part of it—with a solution that does more than just impress: one that truly makes a difference. With your expertise, your idea, your mission.

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3 days, 2 locations, 1 event

Drone Days 2027 will take place at two unique locations—at Bremen Airport (Bremenhalle) for presentations and networking, and at Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield (UAS German Flight Center) for hands-on testing, discussions, and drone technologies.

2026 Program

9:00 a.m.
Check-in at the Bremenhalle for accreditation and coffee
10:00 a.m.
Opening and Welcome
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
10:05 a.m.
Welcome by the host's representative
Robert Hoffmann, 
Representatives of the host
 | Bremen Airport
10:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Senator Kristina Vogt, 
Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation
10:15 a.m.
Introduction to the Partner Country: the Netherlands
Meindert Stolk, 
Regional Minister for Economic Affairs and Innovation for the Province of South Holland in the Netherlands
10:20 a.m.
A Message from Our Patron
Uwe Schmidt, Member of the German Bundestag, 
Member of the German Bundestag
10:25 a.m.
Opening Presentation & Remarks by the Bremen Economic Development Agency
Andreas Heyer, 
CEO
 | WFB Bremen Economic Development Agency
10:40 a.m.
Panel 1: Research, Technology & Smart Infrastructure

Hosted by: 

Kai Brune, M.S. in Physics, 
Department Head
 | Fraunhofer IFAM
Johann Dauer, B.S. in Engineering, 
 | DLR
Dr. Helen Almey, 
Head of Security & Resilience Capabilities
 | ADS Group Ltd
Prof. Dr. Christof Büskens, 
Professor of Optimization and Optimal Control & Head of the Optimization and Optimal Control Research Group
 | University of Bremen
Nicholas Balaresque, 
Managing Director
 | Deutsche WindGuard Engineering GmbH
Alexander Wulf, 
Founder
 | Aerial Protection Group Project, LLC
12:10 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Thomas Röwekamp, Member of the German Bundestag, 
Member of the German Bundestag & Chair of the Defense Committee
1:10 p.m.
Panel 2: Security, Resilience, and Critical Infrastructure Protection

Hosted by: 

Götz Anspach von Broecker, Dipl.-Ing., 
 | AIRBUS Defence & Space GmbH
Thomas Röwekamp, Member of the German Bundestag, 
Member of the German Bundestag & Chair of the Defense Committee
Thomas Szczepanski, 
Lieutenant Commander
 | Naval Air Wing 3 “Graf Zeppelin” Base Group
Dirk Fasse, 
Chief of Police
 | Bremen Police Department
René Picard, 
Head of Corporate Security
 | BLG LOGISTICS GROUP AG & Co. KG
Axel Brockmann, 
State Police Chief
 | Lower Saxony
2:40 p.m.
Partner Country Presentation

Hosted by: 

Jannis Balke, 
Project Manager
 | AVIASPACE BREMEN e.V.
Theo de Vries, 
Director of Unmanned Valley
Elwin van Beurden, 
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
 | Partner Country: The Netherlands
Co Petersen, 
R&D Engineer / Consultant
 | NLR – Royal Netherlands Aerospace Center
3:10 p.m.
Coffee break
3:45 p.m.
Panel 3: Regulation, U-Space, and National Frameworks

Hosted by: 

Prof. Rolf Henke, 
Aviation Coordinator for the State of Bremen
Sabrina John, 
Managing Director
 | GLVI Society for Aviation Information Technology, LLC
Florian Vogt, 
Flight Operations Division (Bremen Aviation Authority)
 | Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation, Bremen
Michael Wieland, 
Chair of the Advisory Committee
 | UAV DACH – European Association for Unmanned Aviation
Maximilian Beck, 
Drone Administrator
 | Lower Saxony State Authority for Road Construction and Transportation (NLSTBV)
Mirko Knappe, 
Managing Director
 | BUVUS – Federal Association for Unmanned Systems e.V.
5:15 p.m.
Evening Lecture
Prof. Dr. Christof Büskens, 
Professor of Optimization and Optimal Control & Head of the Optimization and Optimal Control Research Group
 | University of Bremen
5:45 p.m.
Wrap-Up & Announcement of the Next Day: “Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield”
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
6:00 p.m.
Please arrive at the "Bremenhalle" at Bremen Airport for the evening event—separate registration required
6:30 p.m.
Opening remarks at the evening event – separate registration required
Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte, 
Mayor of Bremen & President of the Bundesrat
9:00 a.m.
Arrival at Oldenburg-Hatten Airport for accreditation and coffee
10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
10:05 a.m.
Safety Instructions at the Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield and During the Air Shows
Markus Rossol, 
Managing Partner
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
10:10 a.m.
A Message from Our Patron
Bastian Ernst, Member of the German Bundestag, 
Member of the German Bundestag
10:15 a.m.
A Message from the County Administrator
Dr. Christian Pundt, 
District Administrator of Oldenburg District
10:20 a.m.
A Message from the Mayor of Hatten
Guido Heinisch, 
Mayor Hatten
 | Had
10:25 a.m.
Entrepreneurs' Associations of Lower Saxony (UVN): How Do Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Get Into the Defense Industry?
Dr. Joachim Algermissen, 
Head of the Security and Defense Industry Division (Lower Saxony Defense Industry Cluster)
 | Lower Saxony Business Associations (UVN e.V.)
10:35 a.m.
M4Com System GmbH: Incident Command 4.0, including Air Situation and UTM
Tim Müller, 
Sales Manager
 | M4Com System GmbH
10:45 a.m.
Solidtec GmbH: Rapid Tooling for Prototyping and Small-Volume Production Using Plastic Injection Molding
Timo Wittmann, 
Technical Customer Service Representative
 | Solidtec GmbH
10:55 a.m.
bill-X and b.r.m. IT & Aerospace: decloak – One Airspace. One Picture. All Answers.
Kai Schwermann, 
Managing Director
 | bill-X GmbH
Markus Rossol, 
Managing Partner
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
11:05 a.m.
enviacon, Inc.
Dr. Helen Almey, 
Head of Security & Resilience Capabilities
 | ADS Group Ltd
11:15 a.m.
Deharde GmbH - Aerospace Experts for Unmanned Systems
Christopher Clark, 
Head of Wind Tunnel Models & Prototypes
 | Deharde GmbH
11:25 a.m.
Cavemus Systems Association GmbH: Beyond Anti-Jamming: A Layered Approach to Mission Continuity (EN)
Amir Rabinovitz, 
Vice President, Customers & Product
 | infiniDome
11:35 a.m.
Hottinger Brüel & Kjær: Improving GNSS-Denied Visual-Based Navigation with Inertial Sensors (EN)
Ian Moore, 
Field Applications Engineer​
 | Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) 
11:45 a.m.
Allied Vision Gilching GmbH: Low SWaP-C Quantum Dot SWIR Imaging for Drone Applications (EN)
Dr. Artem Shulga, 
Founder & CEO
 | QDI Systems
11:55 a.m.
UAS Competition for Drone Days
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Start of the afternoon with presentations and pitches
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
1:05 p.m.
Atlas Air Service AG: LUMUS - Aircraft-Based Multipurpose UAV System
Jannes Manßen, M.Sc., 
Business Development & Aircraft Sales
 | Atlas Air Service AG
1:15 p.m.
Fraunhofer IFAM: Offshore Drone Campus Cuxhaven - Offshore Wind Test Site
Tim Strohbach, B.S. in Engineering, 
Group Leader for Maritime Drone Applications at the "Offshore Drone Campus Cuxhaven"
 | Fraunhofer IFAM
1:25 p.m.
TRIGO ADR Germany GmbH: With a Passion for Quality
Andrea Piontek-Macht, 
Director of Sales, Aerospace & Defense
 | TRIGO ADR Germany GmbH
1:35 p.m.
BIMAQ: Measurement Technology on Flying Platforms
Dr.-Ing. Axel von Freyberg, 
Group Leader, Optical and Thermographic Measurement Systems
 | Bremen Institute for Measurement Technology, Automation, and Quality Science (BIMAQ)
1:45 p.m.
B&W International GmbH: More Than Just Energy—How a Suitcase Became a Mobile Infrastructure.
Joachim Lügtenaar, 
Sales Director
 | B&W International GmbH
1:55 p.m.
RSI Europe
Sascha Stets, 
 | RSI Europe
2:05 p.m.
Edneo AG: Resilient and Secure UAV Communications in Electromagnetic Interference Environments
Dr. Faruk Sari, PhD, 
Cybersecurity Executive & PQC Innovator & Co-Founder
 | Cyber Quanta
2:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks
State Secretary Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier, 
State Secretary in the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transportation, and Construction
2:25 p.m.
Hamburg Aviation: “Drones and Logistics—A Good Match?”
Lisa Altrath, 
Project Manager
 | Hamburg Aviation
Gerhard Sells, 
Project Manager
 | Hamburg Aviation
2:35 p.m.
BAB - The Development Bank
Tim Schmohl, 
Innovation Manager
 | BAB – The Development Bank
2:45 p.m.
Dutch-German Pitching Session, organized by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

Hosted by: 

Niklaas van Hylckama Vlieg, 
EEN Liaison Officer for Aerospace & Defense
 | InnovationQuarter
Tim Schmohl, 
Innovation Manager
 | BAB – The Development Bank
3:15 p.m.
Coffee break
3:35 p.m.
Kassel Airport GmbH / Hessian Drone Competence Center
Prof. Dr. Michèle Knodt, 
Professor of Political Science
 | Technical University of Darmstadt
3:45 p.m.
Parragone - Connecting All the Dots
Chono Nanton, 
CEO & Founder
 | Parragone
Wouter Elewaut, 
CFRO & Co-Founder
 | Parragone
Hanno Wiese, 
Strategic Business Development
 | Parragone
3:55 p.m.
Deutsche Windguard Engineering: “Engineering for Drones: From Components to Deployment”
Nicholas Balaresque, 
Managing Director
 | Deutsche WindGuard Engineering GmbH
4:05 p.m.
Aerial Protection Group Project: How can drone technology be transformed into a robust capability for protecting critical infrastructure, people, and operational areas?
Alexander Wulf, 
Founder
 | Aerial Protection Group Project, LLC
4:15 p.m.
OHS Engineering GmbH: Engineering for Safe Drone Technologies—From Development Through Testing Technology and Test Campaigns to Measurement Flights
Dr.-Ing. Carl Hans, 
Managing Partner
 | OHS Engineering GmbH
4:25 p.m.
AirHub: Drones as First Responders: Live Streaming, Digitalization, and the Work Behind the Flight
Sergey Georgiev, 
Senior Business Development Manager
 | AirHub B.V.
4:35 p.m.
Helsing, LLC
Sebastian Noack, M.Eng., 
Chief Engineer
 | Helsing Germany GmbH
4:45 p.m.
Flight Demonstration: Wingcopter GmbH
5:00 p.m.
Air Show: OptoPrecision GmbH
5:15 p.m.
Flight Demonstration: Fraunhofer IDMT
5:30 p.m.
Air Show: Hanseatic Aviation Solutions GmbH
5:45 p.m.
Air Show: TOPAS Industrial Mathematics Transfer GmbH
6:00 p.m.
Flight Demonstration: Fraunhofer IFAM
6:15 p.m.
Air Show: ZAL GmbH
6:30 p.m.
Wrap-Up & Announcement of the Next Day: “Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield”
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
6:35 p.m.
Evening event “End-of-Season BBQ” with live “Baroque” music at Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield – separate registration required
9:00 a.m.
Arrival at Oldenburg-Hatten Airport for accreditation and coffee
10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Harald Rossol, 
Managing Director
 | b.r.m. IT & Aerospace, LLC
10:05 a.m.
Panel 4: The Drone Economy: Markets, Mobility, and Business Models

Hosted by: 

Matthias Brucke, 
Senior Business Development Expert
 | Ignite GmbH
Saskia Wegge, 
Managing Director
 | BAB Investment and Management Company Bremen
Ralf Borchers, 
Managing Director
 | Lower Saxony Investment and Development Bank – NBank
Dr. Martin Nägele, 
Managing Director
 | OptoPrecision GmbH
Gregor Müller, 
Managing Director
 | MD Aircraft GmbH
Sebastian Noack, M.Eng., 
Chief Engineer
 | Helsing Germany GmbH
11:35 a.m.
Fraunhofer IDMT: When Sensors Can Hear Around the Corner – Acoustic Drone Detection and Localization for Safe Airspace
Christian Colmer, 
Head of Marketing and Communications & Head of the Defense Business Area
 | Fraunhofer IDMT
Christian Rollwage, 
Group Leader for Audio Signal Enhancement
 | Fraunhofer IDMT
11:45 a.m.
Hanseatic Aviation Solutions GmbH: The Connected Drone with Real-World Examples
Michael Schmidt, 
Managing Director
 | Hanseatic Aviation Solutions GmbH
11:55 a.m.
H18 Defense & Intelligence Products: Advanced unmanned systems designed for real-world missions
Ronald Oostveen, 
Founder & CEO
 | H18 Defense & Intelligence Products
12:05 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Start of the afternoon with presentations and pitches
1:05 p.m.
Introduction to the SMAS Consortium Meeting
Dirk Jan Hummel, 
Project Manager
 | Smart Maintenance at Sea (SMAS)
1:10 p.m.
Introduction to the ZIM Innovation Network Dronesky.digital
Matthias Brucke, 
 | Dronesky Digital
1:15 p.m.
Presentation by the DLR Aviation Research Project Management Office – Networking Initiative for Real-World Labs & Test Centers in Germany
Jonathan Berberich, 
Scientific Advisor
 | German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Project Management Agency for Aviation Research)
1:20 p.m.
Ignite GmbH: From a funded project to a paying customer: How drone technology is turned into viable business models
Matthias Brucke, 
Senior Business Development Expert
 | Ignite GmbH
1:30 p.m.
UAV DACH e.V.
Michael Wieland, 
Chair of the Advisory Committee
 | UAV DACH – European Association for Unmanned Aviation
1:40 p.m.
M&D Flugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG: Drones – Built Light. Engineered for Speed and Endurance.
Christopher Gardel, 
Business Development Manager
 | MD Flugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG
1:50 p.m.
Peli Products / Rolf Schwiering GmbH
Olaf Bethke, 
Sales Representative
 | Peli Products GmbH
2:00 p.m.
SMAS Project Meeting as a "Smart Maintenance at Sea" Partner Meeting
Dirk Jan Hummel, 
Project Manager
 | Smart Maintenance at Sea (SMAS)
2:00 p.m.
TOPAS Industriemathematik Innovation gGmbH: Efficient Flight Paths at the Push of a Button: Automated Coverage Path Planning for Complex Applications
Dr.-Ing. Mitja Echim, 
Managing Director
 | TOPAS Industrial Mathematics Innovation gGmbH
2:10 p.m.
iMAR Navigation GmbH: Four satellites and a little bit of trust are no longer enough.
Oliver Koepke, 
Sales
 | iMAR Navigation GmbH
2:20 p.m.
Business Models for Collaborative Drones Used in Offshore Wind Turbine Maintenance and Repair
Thierry Tartarin, M.Ed., 
Senior Researcher, Business Models Research Group
 | Saxion University of Applied Sciences (NL)
2:30 p.m.
NBank: We Support Lower Saxony – NBank’s Support and Financing Programs for Startups and SMEs
Ralf Borchers, 
Managing Director
 | Lower Saxony Investment and Development Bank – NBank
2:40 p.m.
Walaris: "Drone Detection and Situation Awareness"
Marco Tietze, 
Business Development Manager
 | Walaris GmbH
2:50 p.m.
jetvision: Precisely Locating and Tracking Aircraft in Defined Airspaces
Theo Beisch, 
Managing Director
 | Jetvision (Günter Köllner Embedded Development GmbH)
3:00 p.m.
ZIM Network Meeting for dronesky.digital Members
3:00 p.m.
DLR Project Meeting for Participants in the Aviation Research Project Organization - Networking Initiative for Real-World Labs & Test Centers in Germany
Jonathan Berberich, 
Scientific Advisor
 | German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Project Management Agency for Aviation Research)
3:00 p.m.
Coffee break
3:15 p.m.
Rheinmetall Technical Publications GmbH
Julian Hoffmann, 
Sales Manager, Air & Uncrewed Business Line
 | Rheinmetall Aviation Services GmbH
3:25 p.m.
IGNW Senso GmbH: The DroneHunter. Detect early. Act safely. Protection against unauthorized drones.
Philip Nodorp, 
Co-founder & Managing Director
 | Datacept GmbH
Markus Stricker, 
Project Manager
 | IGNW Senso GmbH
3:35 p.m.
TÜV SÜD AG: Drone Ready—Achieving Successful Market Entry Through Pre-Compliance
Fabian Schmidt, 
Senior Account Manager
 | TÜV SÜD AG
3:45 p.m.
Cast Coil GmbH: [ReRoF-D] Resilient Raw Materials and Manufacturing Chain for Drone Propulsion Systems
F.-J. Wöstmann (Franjo), B.S. in Engineering, EMBA, 
Managing Director
 | Cast Coil GmbH
3:55 p.m.
Nocturne: Critical Infrastructure in the Crosshairs: The Possibilities and Limitations of Drone Defense
Jens Hillenkötter, 
EVP, Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Counter-UAS
 | VANEA Defense
4:05 p.m.
Wingcopter GmbH
Ansgar Kadura, 
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
 | Wingcopter GmbH
4:15 p.m.
AMETEK GmbH: Innovative 3D Measurement Technology for the Defense and Aerospace Industries
Sergej Enns, 
Business Development Manager
 | AMETEK GmbH – Creaform Division Germany
4:25 p.m.
Closing Ceremony and Conclusion of Drone Days 2026, and a Look Ahead to Drone Days 2027

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