SkeyDrone and DronePort Sint-Truiden have announced a strategic partnership to establish Belgium’s first permanent Drone Detection & Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Testing and Expertise Centre. The aim of the national hub is to enable manufacturers of detection and C-UAS systems to test, validate and demonstrate their solutions, and integrate them into a comprehensive, multi-layered C-UAS system designed for both defence and civil authority use.
“In Belgium and across Europe, government agencies, critical infrastructure operators, and defence forces are seeking integrated detection and mitigation capabilities that are tested, validated, and proven in operational settings,” SkeyDrone said on August 26. “Meeting this demand calls for state-of-the-art infrastructure combined with advanced system integration expertise, precisely what this new centre will deliver.”
DronePort Sint-Truiden will provide the physical infrastructure and secure, real-world operational environment necessary for continuous testing, demonstrations and stakeholder collaboration. It will open its facilities to a wide range of parties developing both C-UAS systems and advanced drone technologies, and create an environment where opposing technologies can challenge each other to benefit airspace security.
SkeyDrone, as operator of Belgium’s drone detection network and U-space service provider, will enable the technical integration of the various subsystems, manage the interfaces with civil aviation stakeholders, safeguard compliance with regulatory frameworks and connect participating solutions to its existing detection network.
Looking ahead, SkeyDrone expects to operate its national base detection network and services from DronePort Sint-Truiden.
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