The board of directors at Italian air navigation services provider ENAV has approved the organisation’s Strategic Plan 2025-2029, which includes the creation of a ‘drones as a service’ platform.
The new drones platform would be dedicated to the energy, transport, infrastructure, agriculture, logistics, surveillance and security sectors. The aim is to develop an ecosystem of advanced drone services, integrating intelligent solutions for monitoring, inspection, data collection and analysis in real time, serving strategic and high-impact operational areas.
ENAV also plans a digital academy to provide training courses for operational personnel in the field of aeronautics and remotely piloted aircraft, in compliance with EU regulations.
An “inorganic growth strategy through M&A operations” to support the optimisation and development is also included in the strategic plan. ENAV says that some companies operating in the drone sector with vertical services and others in the field of technology used in air traffic control are being evaluated.
“We intend to become a key player in the remotely piloted aircraft ecosystem not only as a service provider of drones, but also by integrating these technologies into aeronautical operations, thereby contributing to the development of a new, high-potential market segment,” said ENAV Chief Executive Officer Pasqualino Monti.
In total, the plan envisages investments of approximately EUR 570 million to 2029, which includes several manned aircraft control initiatives.
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