ARPAS-UK | The UK Drone Association

ARPAS-UK Director & Volunteer CEO Anne-Lise Scaillierez is joined by Amit Ganjoo, Founder and CEO of ANRA Technologies to explore the development of Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) and its role in enabling safe, scalable drone operations in shared airspace.Central to the conversation is ANRA's CAA-supported project in Chorley, Lancashire, bringing together Wing, Manna Drone Delivery and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. A VIP day on 21 October 2026 aims to show how multiple operators can conduct coordinated BVLOS operations within shared airspace, helping inform future UK UTM policy.𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗦:🟢 ANRA Technologies' role in UTM and digital airspace management.🟢 The Chorley UTM implementation and coordination between commercial and emergency service drone operators.🟢 Lessons from US deployments with 1.9 million drone flights deconflicted to date, including interoperability: how multiple UTM providers can share information and deconflict multiple drone operators in the same airspace🟢 The progression from trials to actual commercial deployment, and the incremental steps towards integrated airspace involving crewed and uncrewed aviation.🟢 Industry collaboration and the development of routine, scalable BVLOS operations.The discussion considers how real-world demonstrations, international experience and cooperation across the aviation sector can support the UK's transition towards shared airspace.Find out more about ANRA Technologies here at https://www.anratechnologies.com/home/****🎯 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻For insight, influence and industry connection. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.****👉 Become a member of the UK's association for the commercial drone industry! Join Now: https://arpas.uk/join-arpas-uk/** 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 **𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://arpas.uk/𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: /arpas-uk 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: /ukarpas 𝗫: /arpasuk At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more. Join the association today to stay connected and ahead in the field.✉️ Get in touch with ARPAS-UK – [email protected]

We catch up with Adnan Hiroli of DroneX Trade Show & Conference to hear more about what’s in store for this year's event at ExCeL London on 29-30 September 2026.Bringing together professionals from across the uncrewed technology sector, DroneX is a major meeting point for operators, manufacturers, technology providers, regulators, buyers and organisations working across Commercial, Military & Defence, Emergency Services and Future of Flight.**WATCH the video here**You can find out more about DroneX Trade Show & Conference here****🎯 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻For insight, influence and industry connection. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.****👉 Become a member of the UK's association for the commercial drone industry! Join Now: ⁠⁠https://arpas.uk/join-arpas-uk/⁠⁠** 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 **𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: ⁠https://arpas.uk/⁠𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: /arpas-uk 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: /ukarpas 𝗫: /arpasuk At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more. Join the association today to stay connected and ahead in the field.✉️ Get in touch with ARPAS-UK – ⁠⁠[email protected]

🔥 FIRESIDE CHAT 17Using Drone Data to Improve Wildfire ResponseDuring a wildfire or other fast-moving emergency, responders need more than a live drone feed. They need an accurate, shared picture of what is happening, where the incident is moving and how conditions are changing.In this ARPAS-UK Fireside Chat, Anne-Lise Scaillierez speaks with Melvin Sieben, Co-Founder and CEO of MEJOR Technologies, about CHRIS – the Climate Hazard Real-time Imaging System.Developed with firefighters in the Netherlands, CHRIS connects directly with emergency-service drones and turns aerial imagery into georeferenced 2D maps. These can show the position and progression of a wildfire, emerging hotspots, people, vehicles and available access routes.From live imagery to an operational mapDrone teams often rely on live video while manually transferring information into separate mapping or command systems. In a rapidly changing incident, that process can take time and important details may be missed.CHRIS is designed to automate this work. The drone operator continues flying as normal while the system creates and updates the map, without requiring additional steps. Melvin describes this as a “zero-button” approach, intended to avoid adding complexity for operators working under pressure.During the demonstration, CHRIS identifies fire boundaries, measures the area affected and shows the extent and direction of spread between successive images. It can also detect heat sources obscured by smoke and stitch multiple images together to create a wider operational overview.Built around existing emergency-service systemsA central part of the discussion is the importance of fitting new technology into established operational procedures.CHRIS can be integrated through an API into existing command-and-control, incident-management and GIS platforms, allowing the data to appear as an additional layer within systems already used by emergency services.According to Melvin, operational feedback has focused on time savings, improved confidence in decision-making and a clearer understanding of where personnel and resources should be deployed.The system can also operate in areas with limited connectivity. An off-grid option allows mapping to continue locally, with the data synchronising once an internet connection becomes available again.Future applicationsMEJOR is now developing CHRIS for wider emergency-response use, including flood mapping and search and rescue. Longer-term plans include connecting real-time mapping with wildfire-spread simulations to help teams assess where a fire may move over the following hours.You can watch the Fireside Chat video hereGet in touch with the team at MEJOR Technologies at [email protected]****🎯 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻For insight, influence and industry connection. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.****👉 Become a member of the UK's association for the commercial drone industry! Join Now: ⁠https://arpas.uk/join-arpas-uk/⁠** 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 **𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: ⁠https://arpas.uk/⁠𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: /arpas-uk 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: /ukarpas 𝗫: /arpasuk At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more. Join the association today to stay connected and ahead in the field.✉️ Get in touch with ARPAS-UK – ⁠[email protected]

🔥 FIRESIDE CHAT 16ARPAS-UK Director & volunteer CEO Anne-Lise Scaillierez in conversation with John Goudie, CEO & Founder of Slink-Tech, the technology company developing automated vertiport infrastructure.Slink-Tech’s PORTAL system is designed to enable automated drone launch and landing with minimal supporting infrastructure. PORTAL can be deployed at a wide range of locations, either for temporary use cases or as a permanent installation, and is designed to support managed uncrewed aircraft operations. 👉 Find out more about Slink-Tech and their work here: https://www.slink-tech.co.uk/✉️ Get in touch with John Goudie and the team here: https://www.slink-tech.co.uk/contact****🎯 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻For insight, influence and industry connection. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.****👉 Become a member of the UK's association for the commercial drone industry! Join Now: https://arpas.uk/join-arpas-uk/** 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 **𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://arpas.uk/𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: /arpas-uk 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: /ukarpas 𝗫: /arpasuk At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more. Join the association today to stay connected and ahead in the field.✉️ Get in touch with ARPAS-UK – [email protected]

ARPAS-UK | The UK Drone Association speaks with Jonathan Brindley of JBUAS - JBUAS Unmanned Aerial Systemshttps://jbuas.co.uk/What does it take to build a successful drone business? In this episode of the ARPAS-UK Fireside Chat series, Jonathan Brindley of JBUAS shares his journey into the drone industry, why he founded JBUAS, the challenges and rewards of running a specialist drone business, lessons learned along the way, and what continues to motivate him.****🎯 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻For insight, influence and industry connection. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱.****👉 Become a member of the UK's association for the commercial drone industry! Join Now: https://arpas.uk/join-arpas-uk/** 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 **𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗦-𝗨𝗞 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://arpas.uk/𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: /arpas-uk 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: /ukarpas 𝗫: /arpasuk At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more. Join the association today to stay connected and ahead in the field.✉️ Get in touch with ARPAS-UK - [email protected]