CURPAS e. V.

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CURPAS e. V. was founded in 2016 by 16 member companies to promote the civil use, development and research of unmanned systems. In the first years following its foundation, CURPAS mainly focused on unmanned aerial systems, which resulted in the emergence of a strong association that represents and promotes the use of this innovative technology.

With more than 65 members today, consisting of users, manufacturers and scientific institutions dealing with the field of unmanned systems (operating on land and water as well as in the air), an innovative association was born to promote projects and support cooperation. In order to utilise the potential of unmanned systems, it is essential to identify opportunities and overcome the challenges associated with them. CURPAS e. V. offers the necessary platform for this endeavour. CURPAS e. V. is the sponsor of the CURPAS network of the same name, founded by the state of Brandenburg. The network is supported by the CURPAS Gold Members.

The association also pursues the goal of creating the necessary means for successful networking between national and international actors. Hence, European Drones Cooperation (EDC) was founded in 2019 in which eight organisations from six European countries have come together to advance the use of unmanned systems on the European level. The network management actively supports the cooperation partners in their positioning and assertion in existing markets as well as in the development of new markets.

The organisation is focused on initiating cooperation at the European and international levels. Additionally, it supports companies and scientific institutions in identifying suitable development and project partners. Moreover, it initiates innovative projects and supports cluster members in preparing national and international R&D applications.