This participation is relevant to the UAS-Drones sector to communicate the need to carry out the drone conformity assessment process for the CE marking and for the class label, which will be mandatory from January 2023 for any drone of the open category marketed in the European Union.
During the event, ALTER presented to manufacturers and distributors the process of carrying out a drone’s conformity assessment concerning Regulation 2019/945, including its requirements and phases (laboratory tests, flight tests, and certification decisions). They emphasized the importance of undergoing this process to adapt as soon as possible to the new European drone regulation, enabling manufacturers and distributors to access the European market.
With over 30 years in the aerospace sector, ALTER’s primary services in the drone industry were safety services. They offered solutions to address the full spectrum of current market needs for safe operations. These safety services were categorized into three main areas: functional safety to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of industry standards adapted to the UAS sector; operational safety to develop the necessary documentation for flight authorization for various types of UAS (including drone taxi models); and product safety through laboratory tests to ensure the attainment of the CE marking.
ALTER was also involved in various Standardization and Normalization Workgroups, such as ASD-STAN D05 WG08 and ISO WGs related to the UAS sector.
