b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH, WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH, and the Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation are hosting Drone Days 2025 at the Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield and Bremen Airport

Drone Days brings people together to advance the field of “UAS – Unmanned Aircraft Systems.” The event features an exhibition, networking opportunities, expert presentations, innovative UAS solutions, workshops, and flight demonstrations.

The highlight of the drone community in northern Germany is organized by b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH, WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH, and the Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation, with special support from the Northwest Metropolitan Region, the Oldenburg District Economic Development Agency (WLO), and AVIASPACE Bremen e.V. 

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Agenda 2025

11:30 a.m.
Check-in at the “Bremenhalle,” accreditation
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12:00 p.m.
Opening Symposium with a Networking Lunch
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1:00 p.m.
Welcome by Harald Rossol and Prof. Rolf Henke
Harald Rossol, Prof. Rolf Henke
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1:05 p.m.
Opening Remarks from Politicians and Event Organizers
Maike Frese, Holger Oelze, Christian Knuschke
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1:15 p.m.
Opening Address
Andreas Heyer
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1:30 p.m.
Panel 1: “Hardware”
Dr. Klaus Schoh, Michael Kügelgen, Dr. Martin Nägele, Tim Behrens, Prof. Florian Holzapfel, Prof. Rolf Henke
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3:00 p.m.
Coffee break
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4:00 p.m.
Panel 2: “Payloads”
Lukas Ostermann, Robert Grafe, Prof. Frank Janser, Ph.D., Johann Dauer, B.S.E., Marvin Bihl, M.S., Prof. Rolf Henke
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5:30 p.m.
Conclusion, announcement of the next day: “Oldenburg-Hatten Airport”
Harald Rossol
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5:40 p.m.
Closing Lecture: “The Future of Aviation”
Prof. Rolf Henke
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6:00 p.m.
Evening event at Bremen Airport (“Bremenhalle”) – separate registration required
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9:00 a.m.
Arrival at Oldenburg-Hatten Airport for accreditation and coffee
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10:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks (Moderator: Prof. Rolf Henke)
Prof. Rolf Henke, Bastian Ernst (Member of the German Bundestag), Dr. Christian Pundt, Guido Heinisch
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10:30 a.m.
Panel 3: “Test Sites and Operations”
Kristin Wendt, Ph.D., Ralph Schepp, Christian Knuschke, Maximilian Beck, Florian Vogt, Markus Rossol, Prof. Rolf Henke
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10:00 a.m.
Welcome by Prof. Rolf Henke and Harald Rossol
Prof. Rolf Henke, Harald Rossol
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12:00 p.m.
Announcement of a UAS Competition for Drone Days 2026
Harald Rossol
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1:00 p.m.
Start of the afternoon with presentations
Harald Rossol
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1:10 p.m.
Noise emissions from drones: Measurements in a wind tunnel and in the open field
Nicholas Balaresque
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1:20 p.m.
High-performance drone motor made in Germany
Franz-Josef Wöstmann, B.S. in Engineering
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1:30 p.m.
AI-based software as a key enabler of modern drones
Sebastian Kuhl
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1:40 p.m.
From Concept to Flight Test: Rapid prototyping and early flight test campaigns make all the difference!
Peter Scheffers
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1:50 p.m.
Satellite Communication Solutions for Drones
Andreas Nil, B.S. in Engineering
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2:00 p.m.
Networked Drones and Battle Management: How ISR as a Service Closes Current and Future Gaps
Alexander Wulf
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2:10 p.m.
Urban Air Mobility in the Model City of Hamburg: Insights into Windrove, CITYAM, and BLU-Space
Denise Braemer, Michael Witting Schipper
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2:20 p.m.
Scalable Drone Communication Systems for U-Space Areas – SKADRO
Fabian Frickenstein, M.Sc.
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2:30 p.m.
Satellites and Drones for Automated Aids-to-Navigation Management – Safe Passage to Port with SaDriS
Prof. Christian Denker, Ph.D. (Eng.)
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2:40 p.m.
Resilient Navigation in the Presence of GNSS Interference
Amir Rabinovitz
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2:50 p.m.
Coffee break
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3:20 p.m.
Technology demonstration
Amir Rabinovitz
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3:35 p.m.
Drones and Drone Defense: The Challenges of Our Time
Dr. Martin Nägele
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3:45 p.m.
Drone Business Segment – Success Factors
Götz Anspach von Broecker, B.S. in Engineering
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4:00 p.m.
Air show and exhibitors
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5:45 p.m.
Conclusion and announcement of the next event: “Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield”
Harald Rossol, Prof. Rolf Henke
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6:00 p.m.
Evening event “End-of-Season BBQ” with live “Baroque” music at Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield – separate registration required
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9:00 a.m.
Arrival at Oldenburg-Hatten Airport for accreditation and coffee
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10:00 a.m.
Welcome by Harald Rossol and Prof. Rolf Henke (moderator)
Thore Güldner, Jan Schönberg
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10:40 a.m.
Onboard inertial measurement systems for aircraft and tracking systems for object tracking
Edgar L. von Hinüber, Ph.D. (Eng.)
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10:15 a.m.
Keynote presentation and introduction to the ZIM network “DroneSky.digital”
Matthias Brucke
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10:30 a.m.
Rethinking Regional Air Mobility
Gregor Müller
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10:50 a.m.
Radio, Data, Drones: Software-Defined Radios as the Hub of Networked Operations
Andreas Max Kruse
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11:00 a.m.
Industrial mathematical algorithms for the efficient operation of automated drones
Dr. Mitja Echim
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11:10 a.m.
From Exception to Blueprint: How a Specific Category Mission Became the Benchmark – Regulatory Challenges, Crew Planning, and Airspace Dynamics
Matthias Quandt
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11:20 a.m.
Drone-based lightning protection measurements on wind turbines at the ODCC
Tim Strohbach, B.S. in Engineering
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11:30 a.m.
Coffee break
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11:45 a.m.
Discussion and debriefing
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12:00 p.m.
Surprise
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12:30 p.m.
Closing Ceremony and Conclusion of Drone Days 2025, and a Look Ahead to Drone Days 2026
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1:30 p.m.
ZIM Innovation Network – “DroneSky.digital” – Network Meeting
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