u-elcome

Ensuring routine commercial drone operations in Europe by 2026

Locations

France

Brétigny LF-R333
Saint Quentin en Yvelines (5 sites)

Spain

Navarra
Catalonia Region
Madrid
Seville & Jaén
Zaragoza
Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)
A Coruña
Valencia

Italy

Milano
Venezia
Roma
Napoli
Trieste
And many more...

Several Environments

Urban
Rural
Sub-urban
Airport surrounding
Port surrounding

The U-ELCOME project partners

The market uptake of U1/U2 services

U1 U-space Basic services:

Registration and electronic identification and geofencing services are provided.

U2 Phase U-space Initial services:

Support is provided in the management of drone operations and may include planning, flight approval, monitoring, dynamic airspace information and procedural interface with air traffic control.

Implementation in 3 European countries

Interoperability

Targeting implementation of commercial operation

Live operational environments

Extrapolation to all over Europe

Objectives

We target the fully scalable market uptake of U1 and U2 U-space services including the interface with the Air Traffic Management

We work to ensure safe and fair access for all airspace users

we facilitate implementation of research results between research and implementation

We contribute to the consolidation of standardization and regulatory requirements

“U-ELCOME; A name chosen on purpose.

We want to welcome the daily commercial drone operations in Europe by 2026.We want these drone operations to be sustainable and profitable for drone operators and providers.
We want these drone operations safe and eco-friendly, and we want them useful, meaningful and clear for the citizens. To do so, 51 European companies are implementing the necessary infrastructure, systems, services and operational procedures in 15 locations in Spain, France and Italy.
U-space U1 and U2 implementation in these cities and regions will support local development of drone operations and will allow the benefits of real-life experience to be replicated through Europe. We take-off together.”

-Ludovic Legros

U-ELCOME project manager (EUROCONTROL)