Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, dear friends,

Santa Claus and his trusty VT-4 ray have long since completed their integration into our airspace and the children are once again waiting for his arrival.

This year has also seen a lot of work on integration in unmanned aviation, and perhaps we will soon be able to make Santa's work in the Christmas airspace easier.

As the year 2024 draws to a close, we would like to give you a brief review of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) highlights that have moved us:

The AERO aviation trade fair took place in Friedrichshafen from April 17-20, 2024. With our Bremen joint stand "Specific Made in Bremen" and numerous partners, we were able to present the UAS activities in Bremen and northern Germany extensively.

In particular, we have shown the initial ideas of our UAS control center Bremen USSP - U-Space Service Provider.

Please take a look. 

The ILA 2024 took place from 05.- 09.06.2024 in Berlin. We presented with the federal state of Bremen in the joint showcase of the northern German states, in CHALET EAST 22 - 24. In close cooperation with the actors of the "Bremen - City of Aerospace" we were able to present the topic "U-Space Reallabor Nord-Westdeutschland und Deutsche Bucht & UAS-Leitstelle Bremen (USSP)" to a national and international audience and enjoyed the lively exchange on UTM, ATM, USSP, LUC and other topics.

You can find a brief insight here.

Focke-Wulf - 100 years of aircraft construction - Bremen celebrates

On January 2, 1924, "Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau A.G." began operations in Bremen. Even after 100 years, Bremen is still an outstanding location.

DRONE DAYS. There was a premiere at the airfield in Oldenburg-Hatten. The Drone Days 2024 took place.

What was actually an "unrealistic" idea at the ILA in June 2024 was put into practice within a few weeks. On August 30, 2024, the Drone Days were born.

Once again, many thanks to all the helpers, organizers, speakers and presenters. Here is also a review of the Drone Days 2024.

SAVE THE DATE, AUGUST 27-29, 2025

The SKADRO (Scalable Drone Communication Systems for U-Space Areas) project has now been in implementation since the beginning of 2024.

Together with our project partners, we are also looking forward to the year 2025. Find out more.

The UAS project "UAS LD HB - Demonstrator Services for the b.r.m. UAS control center Bremen USSP " is on the home stretch and will be successfully completed on time by December 31, 2024 with our USSP demonstrator. See here

Back in May, we were able to test the project idea "Advanced Air Mobility Initiative and real-world laboratory for safe UAS operations for north-western Germany and the German Bight" with an initial launch around our Hatten-UAS German Flight Center at Oldenburg-Hatten airfield (EDWH).

As part of a comprehensive permit, we now have 3600 km² of flying area available for BVLOS operations.(Details)

This approval has also been granted for 2025 and we are looking forward to more exciting UAS campaigns in the new year.

b.r.m. IT & Aerospace wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

StartUP! your UAS mission in 2025

The annual network meeting 2024 of Niedersachsen Aviation "Repair instead of replace" is taking place today in Stuhr.

The annual network meeting of Niedersachsen Aviation has been taking place on the premises of the Airbus European Repair Station in Stuhr since 10:30 am. One of the networking highlights for the aerospace industry in northern Germany.

Networking, accompanying exhibitions, factory tours, lectures, panel discussions and pitches offer an optimal supporting program. Mr. Olaf Lies, Lower Saxony's Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Building and Digitalization, will address the guests during the afternoon.

b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH is represented by Harald Rossol at the annual network meeting of Niedersachsen Aviation in Stuhr.

Our Mr. Harald Rossol holds a pitch in Stuhr on the topic "Hatten-UAS German Flight Center"

If you have any questions on this topic, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and Transport invites you to the following event:

"Entering a new era of aviation - Presentation of the Advanced Air Mobility Strategy of the BMDV" on December 11, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The event was opened by welcoming remarks from Dr. Volker Wissing MdB, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Affairs. The event was moderated by Mr. Florian Druckenthaner from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs.

The b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH is represented by Harald Rossol in Berlin.

In Bremen and Lower Saxony in particular, we are working on this future-oriented mobility approach across state borders.

"Advanced Air Mobility Initiative Northwest Germany and German Bight & UAS Control Center Bremen USSP"

The first issue of next year's "Drones Magazin" reports in detail about the Drone Days 2024 held at Oldenburg-Hatten airfield. A really great article. Thank you very much

Read the whole article here

Today, Mr. Harald Rossol took part in the workshop "Open Innovation Field Bremen - A real laboratory in the Bremen Technology Park" at the Digital Hub in Bremen.

After a brief welcome and introduction to the topic, various stakeholders shared their thoughts on a real-world laboratory in the Bremen Technology Park in the form of short impulses.

We at "b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH" also think this is a very good idea. It is also a natural way for several real laboratories to work together.

"Advanced Air Mobility Initiative and real laboratory for safe UAS operations for North-West Germany and the German Bight & UAS control center Bremen USSP"

During the interactive and moderated workshop, the idea and the major advantages of such a real-world laboratory were also discussed and talked about.

A really great event.

We at b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH and Flugplatz Oldenburg-Hatten GmbH are proud to actively support the Powerhouse Nord e.V. initiative. This cooperation once again demonstrates our commitment to a strong region and the promotion of innovative projects.

We firmly believe that our support for Powerhouse North will make a significant contribution to regional development.

On February 15, 2024, the "Powerhouse Nord" alliance, which is supported by 14 initiators, was presented at the University of Oldenburg. Since then, dedicated communication channels have been set up to increase the visibility of the project.

The first four specialist working groups - the so-called power centers - invite all interested parties to actively participate. July/August saw the launch of the annual campaign "Moin Wirtschaftsmacht! - We are the success between Ems and Elbe". Look forward to further information and exciting contributions that we will provide to our supporters in the coming weeks!

The b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH and Flugplatz Oldenburg-Hatten GmbH are proud to be part of this initiative

To ensure sustainable logistics, emission-free solutions such as bike couriers must be found. These are being used more and more frequently in major cities due to the high volume of road traffic and for the sake of the environment.

 

Post-growth & green IT - b.r.m. in Thega's resource efficiency event series. As part of the "Resource Efficiency Qualification", Thega from Thuringia offers further training for consultants. This is carried out with the support of the Thuringian Ministry of the Environment's State Initiative for Resource Conservation. In what is now the third block of the series, practical examples will be discussed and we are particularly pleased that Mr. Harald Rossol will be able to present b.r.m. and the award-winning green IT data center.

Qualification for resource efficiency through the Thega

SMEs can receive funding for resource efficiency measures through the Thuringian GREEN Invest funding program. The consultancy itself is also supported. Thega's series of events focuses on the continuous training of experts in the field of resource efficiency. In particular, the methods and instruments for analyzing and increasing resource efficiency in production processes are addressed. Theory and practice will be discussed over a total of 6 days. On 27.04.2022, various practical examples of resource efficiency will be presented, including b.r.m.'s green IT data center.

Energy and resource efficiency in data centers - Green IT

The environment and IT must not and should not be thought of separately. The energy costs of IT systems are still not recorded separately and therefore cannot be optimized.

The focus of new IT systems is on energy efficiency while maintaining high quality and security. We have developed a cost-effective operating concept that can save more than 60% energy - using standard market software and server components.

b.r.m. is a pioneer in green IT and helped develop the 'Blue Angel' certificate for energy-efficient data centers in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the German Federal Environment Agency. Our energy-efficient data center has been certified for quality, environment and occupational safety with its integrated management system according to 'ecostep' since 2005. In the same breath, the association blühfläche.de e.V. should also be mentioned, which is committed to the preservation and development of flowering areas and strips in northern Germany.

Post-growth leads to sustainable companies

These and other companies are synonymous with the efficient use of resources and their careful handling under the term post-growth. The fact that post-growth & green IT is also represented by b.r.m. at the Thega series of events on resource efficiency is naturally a particular pleasure for us. The basic idea behind the alternative economic model "post-growth economy" is that the economy should also function without growth. The current competition in the economy, which is all about faster, higher and further, is depleting natural resources.

As early as 1972, the Club of Rome warned of the consequences of unchecked economic growth. The path to post-growth can begin with small steps. For example, reducing output can lead to an improvement in quality. Certain products and services should be offered less, but in higher quality. 

This topic was also recently discussed in Impulse magazine, in whose article. b.r.m. is also cited as an example. Interested readers can find these articles here.

Certified EcoStep management system: b.r.m. has once again been certified in accordance with the EcoStep 5.1 management system for small and medium-sized enterprises. Starting in 2008, this is now the 15th and 16th year in a row that b.r.m. has been certified for its operating procedures and processes. For all management systems, the focus is on ensuring that tasks and activities are in line with the objectives and that operational processes run smoothly.

EcoStep is a practice-oriented alternative to the conventional ISO standards. Combined in one system, it uses the most important standard requirements of the following standards from an SME perspective:

• DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management
• DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management
• DIN ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety

With the help of the three aspects (quality, environmental protection and occupational health and safety), various process descriptions are possible, ranging from value creation processes to management processes. Development processes and other supporting processes are also recorded.

The EcoStep management system uncovers potential for reducing costs, implements controlling and key performance indicator systems to support management and increases legal certainty. Continuous improvement is one of the top priorities here. Not only the certification audit for the award of certification is important here, but also the continuous chain of internal adaptations and adjustment of existing processes to the new, changing circumstances of day-to-day business.

Our thanks go to the great cooperation with the certification body GUTcert. Mr. Markus Rossol from b.r.m. carried out the audit with Mr. Hauke Kreutzfeld from GUTcert.

The resulting potential for improvement is constantly being exploited and we are already looking forward to the next 2 years, after which it will once again be: certified management system according to EcoStep.

You can view our complete certificate here .