Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)/drone competence and test center offers testing facilities

Switzerland is one of the leading nations in the research and development of innovative drone and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technologies. The region of the Swiss organisation is home to more than 80 businesses in this area and has seen a number of world-class applications successfully taken to market. The technologies are already being used in real-world situations. The Swiss organisation for economic promotion supports developers and producer of drone software or hardware or UAV to use the infrastructure such as a hangar to store drones and tools, workshop space for small adjustments and office space to get the paperwork done, as well as sleeping space for long testing nights. A highly experienced team on the ground will support the companies in the organisational and regulatory set-up of the testing operations and crosslink them to potential business and research partners. Technologies that have already been tested on the site include vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) picking up and transporting goods, as well as collision avoiding software. The Swiss organisation is looking for developer and/or producer of drone or UAV software or hardware to test technology on the airfield against a fee for a commercial agreement with technical assistance. There is also the possibility to be active in the regional network of peer companies.