Professor Graham Braithwaite, Director, Transport Systems at Cranfield University introduces us to DARTeC and its fantastic facilities. 

DARTeC is focused on advancing the application and integration of innovative digital systems technologies within the commercial air transport sector.

DARTeC aims to address the research challenges facing the aviation industry such as:

• the integration of drones into civilian airspace;
• increasing the efficiency of airports through technological advances;
• creating safe, secure shared airspace through secure data communication infrastructures;
• increasing the reliability and availability of aircraft utilising self-sensing/aware and self-healing/repair technologies.