Welcome to the UK's leading facility for supporting future of flight innovation.

The National Drone Innovation Gateway at Cranfield will support you throughout all stages of your projects' innovation lifecycle. It brings together under one consortium some of the UK's leading facilities and experts.

The National Drone Innovation Gateway is a facility led by Cranfield University, Neuron Innovations and Ebeni to support innovators in the UK Drone and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystems. Drawing on the expertise of leading aviation experts, the hub provides services and facilities to support innovators in the UK Drone and Future Air Mobility (FAM) ecosystems

Our mission is to offer designers, manufacturers, operators and integrators the ability to:

  • Design, develop and test drone innovation solutions using the extensive test and simulation facilities at Cranfield University
  • Gain access to office space, workshops and events facilities to help companies grow, market and develop their ideas and/or projects
  • Benefit from our specialist regulatory, engineering strategy and research expertise and resources
  • Connect and partner with suitable stakeholders that can add value, unlock opportunities, and improve product offerings

The National Drone Innovation Gateway at Cranfield University was proud to support Connected Places Catapult with their recent Future of Air Mobility accelerator