The second press release of the EUSOME project is now available, highlighting the progress achieved during the first fifteen months of the project. The release presents recent developments across several technical and operational areas, including the development and testing of the EUSOME eVTOL pre-prototype, UAV detection technologies combining Remote-ID, radar, and optical cameras, UAV trajectory…
The second and third study visits of the EUSOME project were successfully completed in Belgrade, Serbia, hosted by the Institute Mihajlo Pupin. Building upon the foundations established during the first study visit, these activities further strengthened stakeholder engagement, identified national priorities for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and reinforced collaboration across the emerging Serbian AAM ecosystem….
As drone operations continue to expand across Europe, from infrastructure inspections to medical deliveries, the need for a structured and safe way to manage increasing air traffic becomes more important than ever. This is where the EU’s U-space framework comes in. U-space is a set of services and procedures designed to enable the safe, efficient, and…
Drones are no longer rare visitors to European skies. Parcel logistics, emergency response, environmental monitoring, infrastructure inspection: professional UAVs are absorbing tasks that once belonged exclusively to manned aviation. As more aircraft of every kind share the same low-altitude airspace, an unavoidable question follows. How do we keep them safe around each other? That question sits at the heart of EUSOME, the…
The 2nd Plenary Meeting of the EUSOME Project was successfully held in Patras, Greece, on 8–9 October 2025, hosted by the Athena Research Center – Institute of Industrial Systems at the University of Patras. The meeting brought together all project partners to review progress, discuss technical developments, and plan upcoming activities. During the first day,…
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is rapidly evolving from a futuristic concept into a real and growing ecosystem that is beginning to reshape how we think about transportation, logistics, and aerial services. At its core, AAM is not only about new types of aircraft, such as electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles, but also about the…
On Friday, 4 July, Prof. Panayiotis Kolios presented the EUSOME Excellence Hub at the University of Cyprus (UCY) Summer Academies, engaging with high school and technical school students participating in the “Engineering & Technology Applications” Academy. The University of Cyprus Summer Academies aim to give high school students a taste of university life, help them…
In June 2025, Professor George Ellinas from the University of Cyprus represented the EUSOME project at two significant events in Brussels: the Horizon Europe Cluster 3 – Civil Security for Society Info Day and Brokerage Event (11–12 June) and the ERTICO Annual Partnership Forum (10–11 June). These high-profile gatherings brought together experts, policymakers, and industry…
The EUSOME project is pleased to announce the launch of its official Open Access Repository on Zenodo. This dedicated online community will serve as a central location for storing and sharing all publicly available materials produced throughout the duration of the project. The repository will include: By providing open access to these resources, the EUSOME…
Members of the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence of the University of Cyprus (UCY) attended the 16th ITS European Congress, held on 19-21 May 2025 in Seville, Spain. This premier event, organized by ERTICO – ITS Europe, brought together over 3,000 professionals from across Europe to discuss advancements in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)…