ANALYSIS ON THE LEADING TRENDS AND CAPABILITIES OF UAV‘S AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROJECTS

Teodora Petrova¹ and Zhivo Petrov^2
1Assist. Prof. Ph.D., Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria, teodorapetrova33@abv.bg
²Assist. Prof. Ph.D., Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria, zhpetrov@gmail.com

Abstract

The European Defense Agency (EDA) is the key institution of the European Union in the implementation of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) resource provision measures. The Agency has set objectives in the field of military resource development, defense research and development, pan-European cooperation projects on armaments, strengthening the industrial and technological structure and as a key direction, the creation of a joint competitive market for military and dual-use products. Significant progress has also been made in the area of unmanned aerial vehicles (Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems, RPAS). The aim of the project is to introduce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the internal airspace. The Agency coordinates the interaction of the UAV national operators, the European Commission represented by the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport and the European UAV Leading Group.

Keywords: European defense agency, military integration, unmanned aerial vehicles, European cooperation projects.