About UAS Denmark Test Center
At Hans Christian Andersen Airport located in Odense, Denmark – you will find UAS Denmark Test Center.
About us
UAS Denmark Test Center is an unmanned systems technology test and development center in Odense, Denmark, and it is a collaboration between Hans Christian Andersen Airport, Odense Municipality and the University of Southern Denmark.
At UAS Denmark, we have an ambition of “boosting drone potentials”. We do that by having the best possible conditions for start-ups, companies and public authorities and not least access to testing, knowledge, competencies, and an ecosystem of the highest caliber – right in the middle of a European robotics hotspot in Odense.
As one of few airports, we offer a large BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) airspace over land and sea, available on a 48-hour notice. We work for flexible approval procedures, give feedback and advice on regulatory matters and offer access to local businesses and academic partners when needed. In other words: At UAS Denmark, we contribute to realizing the full potential of drone technology for the benefit of society.
We offer
- BVLOS capable airspace
- VLOS testing possibilities
- Test over land and offshore
- Business park
- Access to research facilities
- Exciting environment
- Airport services
Progress
- 2011: First drone testing at Hans Christian Andersen Airport made by Boeing
- 2012: Test Center becomes accepted by the Danish defense agreement
- 2013: UAS Denmark as a test center and country-wide cluster is officially established, and the first companies move in
- 2015: First BVLOS test campaigns
- 2015: University of Southern Denmark establishes the UAS center and furnishes research center with labs on-site
- 2016: Publishing of Denmark’s Drone Strategy reinforces public support to continue the development of internationally attractive facilities at UAS Denmark Test Center
- 2017: UAS Denmark becomes a cooperation between Odense Municipality, the University of Southern Denmark and Hans Christian Andersen Airport.
- 2017: Permanent BVLOS airspace over land and sea is inaugurated
- 2018: Danish defense agreement decides establishment of defense presence at UAS Denmark Test Center
- 2021: Test center and cluster are split in two; UAS Denmark Test Center and Odense Robotics
- 2022: Danish Defence opens Competence Center at UAS Denmark