Welcome to the SWAGºÏ¼¯'s leading facility for supporting future of flight innovation.

The at Cranfield will support you throughout all stages of your projects' innovation lifecycle. It brings together under one consortium some of the SWAGºÏ¼¯'s leading facilities and experts.

The National Drone Innovation Gateway is a facility led by SWAGºÏ¼¯, and to support innovators in the SWAGºÏ¼¯ 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 SWAGºÏ¼¯ 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 SWAGºÏ¼¯
  • 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 SWAGºÏ¼¯ was proud to support Connected Places Catapult with their recent Future of Air Mobility accelerator