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GCAA grants Dubai Air Navigation Services UAE’s first U-

Space Service Provider certificate

DUBAI, 3rd October, 2025 (WAM) -- The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted the
UAE’s first U-Space Service Provider (USSP) certificate to Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans),
in line with its efforts to regulate the unmanned aircraft sector and provide a supportive legislative
and regulatory framework.

Ibrahim Ahli, CEO of dans, said, “We are honoured to be the first organisation in the UAE to
receive the USSP certification. This recognition is the result of months of intensive collaboration
with GCAA and our internal teams, and it reflects our strategic focus on future airspace
management and unmanned traffic integration.”
To enable practical application of the regulation, dans, in collaboration with Dubai Aviation
Engineering Projects and ANRA Technologies, has developed a platform to manage UAS traffic
in the airspace. The platform allows immediate flight approvals, integrates radar, weather, and
aeronautical notifications, enhances conflict detection and avoidance, and will support future
urban air mobility applications.

The certification process required close coordination between both entities, involving extensive
operational readiness assessments, system validations, and alignment with international best
practices. It demonstrates the high level of interoperability, regulatory foresight, and digital
infrastructure maturity within the UAE’s aviation ecosystem.

The certification underscores the UAE's strategic intent to position itself as a global leader in smart
air mobility and airspace innovation. It also enables the establishment of secure and efficient U-
space airspace for drone operations in the UAE.

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