Discover how you can visualise, plan, and manage complex drone operations across the UK and beyond, following UK SORA or JARUS SORA methodologies.

In our latest Fireside Chat, Anthony Lawrenson, COO of Volant Autonomy, joins ARPAS-UK CEO Anne-Lise Scaillierez to introduce VIA – the powerful flight planning and management platform designed to support safe, effective, and compliant drone operations.

They explore VIA’s functionality, showcase key features, and walk through example operational scenarios. Designed to support advanced drone missions, VIA offers a high level of automation and seamlessly integrates real-time risk modelling, strategic deconfliction, and regulatory compliance (i.e., SORA and JARUS 2.5) to enable efficient and secure mission planning.

VIA has been used in uncrewed (UTM) or integrated traffic management (ITM) environments and supports BVLOS flight planning from ARC-A through ARC-C. Its design helps reduce manual input and associated risks, offering both a graphical user interface and API access for broader system integration.

Join Anne-Lise Scaillierez, CEO of ARPAS-UK and Anthony Venetz, Director of Across Safety Development and Technical Author of BSI Flex 1906, as they discuss the UK SORA MoC Guide BSI Flex 1906.

UK SORA came into force on April 23, 2025.

Amongst the SORA requirements, some specifically call for the use of a standard or other means of compliance (MoC) acceptable to the CAA. In many instances, a specific standard or MoC has not yet been identified in UK SORA.

The main objective of this BSI Flex is to identify and simplify references to standards and MoC where these are specifically required in UK SORA and within the scope defined below. To achieve this, it draws largely upon the technical assessment of standards already conducted as part of Project Shepherd (2021-2024)1) and focuses on how those results relate specifically to the requirements relevant to the scope of this BSI Flex.

Anthony Venetz was the technical author of BSI Flex 1906, and Anne-Lise Scaillierez was part of the Flex Advisory Board on behalf of ARPAS-UK. Watch our fireside chat to quickly understand the purpose of BSI Flex 1906, and how you can effectively  use it to support your UK SORA operational authorisation submissions.

In this third episode of the ARPAS-UK Fireside Chat series, Directors Anne-Lise Scaillierez and David Thurston discuss the UK government’s recent announcement on drone class marking and the appointment of the Market Surveillance Authority (MSA).

From 1 January 2026, drones in the Open Category must meet new product standards under the Class Marking framework, aimed at improving safety and compliance.

Anne-Lise and David explore what these changes could mean for drone operators and the wider industry, and how ARPAS-UK will support members through the transition.

🚀 At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more.

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Join CEO Anne-Lise Scaillierez and Rupert Dent, Director of ARPAS-UK, for our second Fireside Chat.

UK SORA was published by the CAA on 3 March 2025 – Impact on OSC/ORA holders only within the UK drone industry. Learn more about the transition process in our Fireside Chat #2.

🚀 At ARPAS-UK, we’re dedicated to supporting the UK’s commercial drone industry through webinars, industry news, networking, CPD, and much more. Join the association today to stay connected and ahead in the field.

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