Partners: ANYWI, AVU, OTH-AW, BHL, NXP, TECHNO, ISEP, CISC, CEA, UNIPR, IUNET

In addition, developments of beamforming and will further improve the reliability of the cellular network connectivity. This multimodal connectivity for generic message transfer is complemented by technologies for dedicated message transmissions, comprising SubGHz for critical messages with low payload (e.g. GPS position forstatus monitoring) on long distances and BLE, UWB and NFC for short-range messages (e.g. improving positioning at the landing zone or secure identification of the operator). An integrated identification and communication architecture will enable trustworthy cooperation in networks of UAVs, ensuring authenticity, data integrity, and trust. Thereby, blockchains are considered to store the communication in an immutable manner, making it impossible to modify the stored information intentionally or unintentionally, and to manage authorizations in a reliable and secure way through algorithms using the stored data. An authentication system will enable the UAVs to verify the identity of each other and will prevent outsiders to enter the network while a trust management system will evaluate the trustworthiness of insiders. The resulting gateway for multi-protocol communication shall be implemented on a modular drone platform and shall be rigorously tested for use-cases in urban, remote and industrial areas, demonstrating the suitability of the platform for AR, inter-drone data sharing and remote piloting applications.