Regulations & Compliance
In Europe, regulation is a product requirement, not an afterthought. These guides decode the EASA framework — Open, Specific and Certified categories, SORA risk assessment, C-class marking and the road to BVLOS — in plain engineering language.
BVLOS Operations in Europe: The Realistic Path to Flying Beyond Sight
How to get BVLOS drone operations approved in Europe: the SORA route, STS-02, technical requirements (C2 link, DAA, containment), timelines and a staged strategy that works.
Regulations & ComplianceDrone Class Marking (C0–C6): What Manufacturers Must Know
EU drone class marks C0 to C6 under Regulation 2019/945: what each class requires, how class marking connects to operating rules, and the conformity process for manufacturers.
Regulations & ComplianceEASA Drone Regulations Explained: Open, Specific and Certified Categories
The EU drone framework in plain language: Regulations 2019/947 and 2019/945, the Open, Specific and Certified categories, and how startups plan a path through them.
Regulations & ComplianceSORA Explained: The Drone Risk Assessment That Runs Your Authorisation
How the Specific Operations Risk Assessment works: ground risk class, air risk class, mitigations, SAIL levels and OSOs — and how to run SORA without drowning.
Regulations & ComplianceThe EU AI Act and Drones: What UAS Builders Actually Need to Know
How the EU AI Act (2024/1689) applies to drones: the aviation carve-out, high-risk AI classification, prohibited practices like biometric surveillance, GPAI models and a practical compliance posture.
Regulations & ComplianceU-space Explained: Europe's Drone Traffic Management, Demystified
What U-space means for drone operators: the EU 2021/664 framework, the four mandatory services, USSPs and the current state of rollout across Europe.