Innov’ATM to provide U-space services for robot, drone airport security patrols

Innov’ATM reports it will be providing U-space and UTM services to the Projet France 2030 PanDrone programme, which will provide surveillance and security of airports with drones and robots conducting automated and regular patrols.

As part of this project, Innov’ATM will be responsible for deploying its U-SpaceKeeper® U-space services in the airspace surrounding the airport to safely integrate drones and the AirportKeeper® ground traffic supervisor on the Bordeaux platform to safely integrate robots.

Consortium partners comprise:

Bordeaux Airport, Icarus Swarms, Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique (LaBRI), Lynxdrone, ESTIA – École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées, XLIM, ThinkDeep AI, optim.aize | AI, data, science & GIS, Azur Drones, Running Brains Robotics, Bordeaux INP, University of Bordeaux, CESA DRONES, Bordeaux Technowest.

The programme is part of the EUR54 billion France 2030 investment plan, “which aims to close the gap in French industrial development, invest heavily in innovative technologies, and support the ecological transition.”