UAS Airworthiness Regulatory Framework (ARF) Working Group
Within Europe, military UAS are certified by the national Military Airworthiness Authorities. Building upon the successes of the Military Airworthiness Authorities Forum, established by the EDA in 2008, the Agency is exploring, together with national authorities, the ways to streamline the certification process for military UAS at the European level. Significant time and cost savings, as well as harmonised safety requirements, can be expected from a common approach to airworthiness and achieving certification.
The UAS ARF Working Group was established in EDA in March 2014 with the purpose of developing a harmonised set of airworthiness requirements and common classification and certification processes, to facilitate the integration of military UAS into the future European Aviation System. ARF is managed by SES Unit, under the UAS Integration activities, and reports to the MAWA.