UAS/dron requirements
List of manufacturers and models of UAS
- For manufacturers: Manufacturer’s declaration (download model Manufacturer Statement UAS)
- For manufacturers and operators (private construction): UAS Technical Specifications Sheet (download UAS Specifications Sheet v2)
Manufacturers who wish to have their products listed in the UAS digital catalogue of the State Aviation Safety Agency, or update the information in that catalogue, or those operators who build their own aircraft or those operators whose commercial models are not registered in the system, must apply for registration by the following procedure:
They must send an email to the following address drones.aesa@seguridadaerea.es requesting the incorporation of the required aircraft model. To do this, they must complete the following documents:
This statement is voluntary. However, for reasons of the quality of the information provided, this declaration must be submitted if its models are to appear on the list of manufacturers published by EASA.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Appearing in this list does not justify that the manufacturer is complying with the requirements of product conformity according to European regulations. That Regulation provides that when placing their products on the Union market, whether manufacturers, distributors or importers, they must ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the requirements laid down by adding the relevant CE or UAS class marking to the product if necessary.
Failure to complete this form in a complete and adequate manner would imply the non-insertion of your aircraft in the AESA UAS database.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is recalled that, in general rules, the connection of external devices to a commercial aircraft without the authorisation of the manufacturer does not imply that the operator assumes the role of manufacturer of that aircraft, provided that it is classified as private construction.
Once the technical specification sheet has been revised, if the data are correct, the model will be registered and informed by email. In case the data sheet contains incorrect data or is poorly completed, the applicant will be informed of this fact and will be required to send the sheet with the corrected errors.
The requested aircraft model information shall be included in the Agency’s database, allowing operators with such aircraft to register them in the electronic headquarters and automatically submit operational declarations under standard scenarios or authorisation applications in the specific category.
It is recalled that in the case of those operators whose commercial aircraft model is not registered in the system, and that the manufacturers of the commercial aircraft have not made the corresponding request, that it is the manufacturer of the equipment that must provide the technical data of the aircraft (MTOM, size, speed, etc.), through the user manual of that aircraft.
It is recalled that the ‘open’ category operation does not require the registration of aircraft.
List of manufacturers and models of UAS
You can consult the list of manufacturers and models at the following link:
List of UAS manufacturers and models (periodic update)
Information on aircraft registration
At the time of registering your aircraft, you must access the registration application as an operator (electronic headquarters), and within the tab "Aircrafts" select the data of your model, adding serial number, and in this way that aircraft will be saved temporarily until, subsequently, the operator manages to sign the corresponding procedure and consolidate the final save of his aircraft in the list of aircraft of the registration application as an operator.
More information is available in the section "Operations UAS/drones – Specific category":
You can also find more information about how to register an aircraft in section 5 of the "Guiding Document for Registration as a UAS Operator" available in the section “Register of drone operator/UAS”.
Once an aircraft has been registered, within the "Aircraft" tab of the operator’s UAS list, there are two states: the so-called "model state" and "airship state".
The "model state" refers to whether a UAS model is in production or discontinued by the manufacturer. This state is merely informative, and refers to the model itself, not a given aircraft.
The "airship state" refers to the status of a particular aircraft’s own record. The fact of saving your aircraft in the application does not imply your registration. To do this, once saved the same(s) must either submit an operational declaration under a standard scenario, or a request for authorisation, in which you will be required to attach the data of the aircraft that you have previously saved in the previous step. If you do not do this, the status of your aircraft will be Inactive, so it can only be used for open category flight, and will be erased from the system after a certain period of time.
In the case of having submitted an operational declaration or application for authorisation, in which the status of your aircraft is Pending or Rejected, you will be informed of how to proceed properly with the procedure submitted.
They have more information about these states in the Electronic Headquarters if you access the interrogation icon shown in the application.
