AIRlabs Austria
AIRlabs Austria
AIRlabs Austria is an Austria-wide BMK innovation laboratory for the development and operation of infrastructures of unmanned aerial systems.
With a strong partner network, AIRlabs Austria enables holistic test environments for unmanned aerial systems. As a publicly funded institution, we thus make an important contribution to strengthening Austria as a research and business location.
Our benefits
We identify ourselves as your one-stop-shop for research, development, validation and integration of unmanned aerial systems.
Technology fundamentals
Engineering and Simulation
Application-oriented experiments
Specialized laboratories, climatic wind and icing tunnels, indoor drone halls.
Airspaces small
Civil R/TSA areas
Airspaces large
Civil R/TSA areas
Mission Environments UAM
CTR-areas
Mission environments specific
External and internal survey of specific infrastructures
Support
Official authorisation and approval processes
User fees
AIRlabs Infrastructures and airspaces
AIRlabs 2.0
The future of innovative unmanned aviation research
References
Selected projects of AIRlabs Austria in cooperation with industry, research and public institutions.
Projekt 2
Projekt 2 Beschreibung
forschung
Projekt 3
Projekt 3 Beschreibung
öffentlicher sektor
Latest news
News and event information from AIRlabs Austria.
From quantum computing to delivery drones – SESAR JU Annual Conference 2025 focuses on sustainable aviation
The SESAR JU Annual Conference, a key event for the future of European air traffic management (ATM), took place in Brussels on 18 February 2025. The focus was on the presentation of the new ATM Masterplan, which aims to pave the way for a sustainable, digital and globally competitive aviation industry in Europe. For AIRlabs Austria, our Managing Director Roswitha Wiedenhofer-Bornemann and our Technical and Scientific Director Holger Friehmelt were on site to gain valuable insights and strategic impulses for the further development of our own innovation strategy. A central theme of the conference was the ATM Masterplan 2025, which defines green, sustainable aviation as the main goal on a global level. Twelve technologies were presented that are intended to drive this change forward. Despite ambitious technical developments, there is currently a lack of collaborative implementation of this vision. ’The future of aviation requires a collaborative approach. We need to work […]
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‘Innovation meets Regulation’ – Review of the Drone Forum Austria 2025 in Vienna
On 23 January 2025, the Drone Forum Austria took place in the BMK-Festsaal in Vienna. The event brought together around 200 participants from the drone community, research, industry and authorities to discuss the future of unmanned aviation. AIRlabs was also represented with its own stand and was able to hold in-depth discussions with stakeholders and experts as well as attend exciting presentations. Renowned institutions are behind the organisation of the Drone Forum Austria 2025: the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Austro Control GmbH (ACG) and the Austrian Association for Drones (AAD). For AIRlabs, the drone forum provided an excellent opportunity to […]
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Innovations in drone logistics: insights from the fireside chat
Drone logistics is on the cusp of revolutionising the logistics sector. While the European market for drone technologies is expected to grow to a volume of around 600 billion euros by 2050, the logistics sector in particular harbours enormous potential. UAVs can make supply chains more efficient and sustainable, supply regions that are difficult to access and significantly reduce emissions at the same time. However, despite the positive developments in this area, comprehensive challenges need to be overcome – technical, regulatory, economic and ecological. These require not only innovative technical solutions, but also courage and conviction in order to open up new fields of application and be successful in the long term. On 16 December 2024, a fireside chat with high-ranking experts from Germany and abroad provided exciting insights into the progress and challenges of UAV logistics. The event was organised by AIRlabs Austria, with Dr Holger Friehmelt, Head of the Institute of Aviation at FH JOANNEUM and Technical Director of AIRlabs Austria, providing the introduction. A particular highlight was the presentation of the ‘Marktschwalbe’ project, which is an example of how innovative […]
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