Dronehub joins the Global UTM Association (GUTMA)
The growth of our company and its increasing impact on the global drone ecosystem have been well noticed. We have joined the great GUTMA family. Our joint efforts with the Global UTM Association will strengthen the activities of the drone industry, the aim of which is to increase the scalability and harmonization of drone-in-a-box technology in the world.
Our founder and CEO, Vadym Melnyk, emphasizes that joining GUTMA is a confirmation of our global aspirations and willingness to contribute to the global ecosystem of the drone industry. Dronehub is the only company in the drone-in-a-box sector and has become the Association’s only Polish member.
“We join GUTMA as a partner who, on the one hand, will gain knowledge and experience from other members, but on the other hand, will strengthen the association by sharing its innovative solutions and pioneer approach. It is a big thing that we will be in daily working contact with companies such as Airbus, Boeing or Verizon”, says Vadym Melnyk, Dronehub founder and CEO.
Here you can find the full list of GUTMA members and check the big names we will cooperate with. GUTMA members are distributed across 32 countries and 7 activities: air navigation service providers, infrastructure and data providers, UAS manufacturers, UAS operators, UTM service providers, as well as regulatory bodies and research institutes.
“GUTMA expends its interoperable UTM systems know-how also through its members. We are delighted to welcome a state-of-the-art company that leads the drone-in-a-box sector. Our cooperation with Dronehub will allow our association to continue to innovate and strengthen the global UTM ecosystem”, says Koen De Vos, GUTMA Secretary-General.
We are also proud to announce, that Sebastian Babiarz, representing Dronehub (read more about Sebastian’s role at Dronehub), was elected for a second term as a co-president of GUTMA.
“Joining GUTMA is an important element of our expansion strategy into EMEA markets. I am convinced that GUTMA, as an important stakeholder in the global ecosystem, will be a development spring for us and will allow us to operate even more effectively on European markets”, states Sebastian Babiarz, Dronehub Vice President of Business Development and GUTMA co-president.
The Global UTM Association (GUTMA) is a non-profit consortium of worldwide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) stakeholders. Its purpose is to foster the safe, secure and efficient integration of drones in national airspace systems. Its mission is to support and accelerate the transparent implementation of globally interoperable UTM systems.
