Bremen (September 11, 2025) - The Bremen-based company "b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH" was awarded the title "Annual Winner Motor of the North 2025" yesterday evening in the Hanseatic city. Christian Meyer-Hammerström, Managing Director of Osterholzer Stadtwerke and spokesman for the Powerhouse jury, presented the award to company founder Harald Rossol and his nephew and Co-Managing Director Markus Rossol together with Bremen's Mayor Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte in front of around 120 invited guests at the Weser Stadium.

The company was recognized for its achievements in the development of a national control system for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles, the expansion of the Hatten airfield (Oldenburg district) into a national drone test laboratory and the organization of the "Drone Days" as an industry get-together with international appeal at the Hatten site. b.r.m. was nominated. IT & Aerospace was nominated by the District Administrator of Oldenburg, Dr. Christian Pundt. The company had previously been recognized as the local "Motor of the North" in the district of Oldenburg and thus qualified for the election as the annual winner, where it prevailed against nine competitors.

"With the Motor of the North Innovation Award, we want to recognize companies, institutions, clubs, associations and networks that are particularly innovative and future-oriented and thus advance the region," explained Sepp Thiele, member of the Managing Board of Powerhouse Nord. The assessment criteria are degree of innovation, regional impact, sustainability and future orientation, cooperation and networking as well as exemplary character.

"Motor des Nordens" is an innovation prize sponsored by the Powerhouse Nord regional alliance, which has been awarded in cooperation with the municipalities in the Ems-Elbe region since 2024. The prize is not endowed. Each spring, Powerhouse Nord invites the district administrators and mayors of the Ems-Elbe region to nominate their local "Engine of the North" to Powerhouse Nord. "Ten municipalities took part this year," reported Thiele. The local award winners were honored in their respective municipalities over the past few months. Bremen was chosen as the location for the award ceremony for the annual winner in late summer this year, after Wilhelmshaven in 2024.

Local winners and therefore in the running for the 2025 annual award were also:

• Runden Group GmbH & Co. KG from Damme (Vechta district),
• AG Reederei Norden-Frisia from Norderney (Aurich district),
• Kronsdobben GmbH from Friedeburg-Etzel (Wittmund district),
• SciReef GmbH from Wihelmshaven,
• Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V. from Quakenbrück (Osnabrück district),
• Hotel Peter from Wingst (Cuxhaven district),
• DFDS Germany ApS & Co. KG from the city of Cuxhaven,
• Climate Cooperation Fischereihafen from Bremerhaven and
• POLARIS Raumfahrzeuge GmbH from Bremen.

The five-member jury received detailed dossiers with the corresponding project descriptions for each candidate. On the basis of these documents, the candidates were assessed by the jurors in the five categories mentioned on a scale of 1 to 10. This resulted in five numerical values for each candidate, which were added together to produce an overall result. The candidate with the highest score is the winner.

In addition to Christian Meyer-Hammerström, the jury includes:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Weisensee, President of the Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth,
• Tanja-Vera Asmussen, Co-Chairwoman of Powerhouse Nord e.V. and Deputy Chairwoman of the Management Board of Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg,
• Karin Beckmann, State Commissioner for the district of Lüneburg and Head of the Lower Saxony Office for Regional Development, and

Prof. Thomas Albert, Director of the Musikfest Bremen gGmbH

WFB Bremen Economic Development Corporation BDLI - Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry LRT Saxony Thuringia e.V. Akkodis Andreas Eickhoff Peter Scheffers Harald Rossol Markus Rossol

The Drone Days 2025 were once again a complete success this year: exciting presentations, fascinating technologies and plenty of opportunities for networking. A very special highlight away from the specialist program was the performance by the rock band BAROCK on Thursday, 28 August 2025. With their energetic sound, they thrilled the audience and showed that high-tech and handmade music go together perfectly.

And the good news for all fans: soon there will be the opportunity to experience BAROCK live again - this time in a very special setting!

Open rehearsal "...on tour" in Driefel

Saturday, September 20, 2025
Admission from 19:00 - End: open end

Event barn Driefel, Blauhander Str. 31, 26340 Zetel

After numerous successful evenings as part of their open rehearsal, BAROCK 2025 is going on tour with a new format. First stop: the cozy event barn Driefel, which offers plenty of space for all fans of handmade rock music.

Important:

Registration is required via the following link: To registration

Participation is free of charge.

WFB Bremen Economic Development Corporation BDLI - Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry LRT Saxony Thuringia e.V. Akkodis Andreas Eickhoff Peter Scheffers Harald Rossol Markus Rossol

This Thursday, the 19th German Aerospace Regions Day took place directly at Dresden International Airport (DRS), organized by the BDLI.

Under the motto "The future begins at the top", this year's edition of the event will focus on the federal states of Saxony and Thuringia, which are among the driving forces in the aerospace industry.

Together with the Bremen delegation, we are pleased to have presented our federal state and our topics of the "Advanced Air Mobility Initiative Northwest Germany & German Bight" and the "UAS Control Center Bremen USSP".

WFB Bremen Economic Development Corporation BDLI - Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry LRT Saxony Thuringia e.V. Akkodis Andreas Eickhoff Peter Scheffers Harald Rossol Markus Rossol

Last Thursday, 28.08.2025, b.r.m. IT & Aerospace GmbH, together with Drone Days, was awarded the coveted Motor of the North innovation prize by Powerhouse Nord.

The "Motor of the North" innovation award was launched in 2024 by Powerhouse Nord e.V. to recognize outstanding players in the area between the Ems and Elbe rivers for their achievements. This award not only highlights the potential for innovation, but also in particular the contribution to cross-industry networking.

We are therefore particularly pleased to have been nominated and honored as one of the municipal engines of the North in 2025!

Special thanks are due to our supporters from the region and beyond!

On September 10, the award gala for the "Motor of the North 2025" annual winner will take place in the Weser Stadium.

We are already keeping our fingers crossed for all the nominees and are looking forward to the coming week!

Please also see our short film "b.r.m. IT & Aerospace Powerhouse North: Networked expertise and the IT and aerospace industry"

Many thanks to: Powerhouse Nord, Olaf Reichert, Sepp Thiele, Christian Pundt, Guido Heinisch, Nicola Illing, Bastian Ernst, Andreas Eickhoff, Hans-Georg Tschupke

Today's Aviation Symposium is being held at Ecomat Bremen in the best of northern German weather.

High-ranking guests and participants from politics, business and the aerospace industry will discuss several thematic panels at this specialist symposium. Many presentations on the challenges and latest technological initiatives and developments of the intelligent airfoil can be experienced.

The symposium will come to a fitting conclusion at the evening event. Here, our Mr. Harald Rossol will also give a presentation on the topic of "UAS control center (USSP)" for the specialist audience.

We are delighted to be part of this high-caliber event. We also look forward to welcoming "you" to the Drone Days 2025 in August.

It is a special pleasure for us today to present the short film 

BRM x Powerhouse Nord: "Networked expertise in the IT and aviation industry"

on the Powerhouse Nord channel. 

We would like to thank the initiative for the joint preparatory work and the great opportunity to formulate concrete demands to politicians.

The next major event this year: Drone Days 2025

Find out more about the highlight of the drone economy in northern Germany

Dear colleagues, dear customers, dear suppliers, dear friends,

From August 27 to 29, 2025, the event highlight of the northern German drone community will enter the next round: Drone Days 2025 will once again invite experts and stakeholders from business, science, politics and administration to discuss the future of unmanned aviation.

Following the successful launch in 2024, the Drone Days will be held at two locations this year: at the Hatten-UAS German Flight Center, located at Oldenburg-Hatten airfield, and for the first time at Bremen Airport in the Bremenhalle. This will not only expand the network, but also the technical focus and the opportunities for demonstrations and discussions.

Secure your place now and be part of shaping the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) of tomorrow.

Drone Days 2025 welcomes everyone who contributes to drone technology, advanced air mobility and professional exchange. Whether you are a company, research institution, public authority, BOS or start-up - take the opportunity to network, gain new impetus and contribute your own ideas.

Registration Drone Days 2025

This year you also have the opportunity to present and participate in Drone Days 2025. Please contact the "Drone Days" team. The registration deadline for participation is 11.06.2025.

We cordially invite you to come along, bring your ideas with you - and feel free to contact us directly.
Harald & Markus Rossol

With friendly and active support

- The Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation

- Economic Development Bremen

- Aviaspace Bremen

- State of Lower Saxony

- Metropolitan Region Northwest

- Economic development district of Oldenburg

- Municipality of Hatten

- Lower Saxony Aviation

- Bremen Airport

- Oldenburg-Hatten airfield

- embeteco

Yesterday, Thursday 15.05.2025, the "Flybots Workshop" on the status quo and potential of commercial drone applications in Lower Saxony took place in Hanover.

Represented by Mr. Harald and Markus Rossol, b.r.m. IT & Aerospace also took part in this event. The professional exchange between national drone manufacturers and providers focused on the economic and legal framework conditions for the use of drones. Our presentation entitled "Hatten-UAS GFC" with the topics "UAS Control Center Bremen USSP" and "U-Space Service Provider", held by Mr. Markus Rossol, rounded off the package of speakers.

Various presentations showed different approaches and innovative solutions. A subsequent networking session between providers and users rounded off this great event in the best weather in Lower Saxony.

Many thanks to everyone involved for this great event.

On Friday 09.05. the "Praxisforum Digitalisierung" of the Wirtschaftsförderung Landkreis Oldenburg takes place.

All-day demonstrators will be presented by IT experts. Networking, keynotes and, of course, specialist presentations will accompany the day. Our Managing Partner, Mr. Harald Rossol, will also be one of the speakers with the topic "From unmanned aviation with drones to IT service". From data center operations to cybersecurity and IT service, from unmanned aviation to the UAS control center Bremen (USSP) to the Drone Days 2025, you can expect an exciting and informative presentation.

Here you can find more information about "Our Speakers 2025".

We look forward to seeing you. Visit us at the Drone Days 2025 from 27 - 29.08.2025

The 1st congress of the Powerhouse North initiative took place on October 30, 2024. The b.r.m. IT & Aerospace was particularly pleased to contribute to the networking between unmanned aviation and the challenges for the energy sector. In addition to many informative discussions and the establishment of new contacts, our Managing Director Markus Rossol was able to point out precisely this connection in a short impulse and highlight where future potential can lie.
Many thanks of course to Powerhouse Nord for organizing the congress and also for the recordings of the lectures. We invite you to watch the presentation "Hatten-UAS German Flight Center" or the "Aftermovie" on the Powerhouse Nord channel: