Airports are critical infrastructure for Nordic societies. They safeguard mobility, security of supply, and the ability of authorities to respond effectively during crises and exceptional circumstances. At the same time, airport maintenance operations face growing challenges: labour availability is increasingly uncertain, weather conditions are becoming more demanding, and disruptions to satellite navigation systems pose new risks to critical operations.
To address these challenges, the new Nordic Aviation Resilience (NAR) project is developing autonomous and remote-controlled solutions to improve the resilience of airport maintenance operations. The project's main objective is to strengthen the resilience of Nordic aviation infrastructure and ensure the safe operation of airports even during disruptions.
“Robust aviation is essential to Nordic resilience. At the same time, airports are vulnerable to disruption and new challenges. The Nordic Aviation Resilience project plays a key role in strengthening the Nordic region’s long-term resilience, which is an objective of Nordic Innovation,” says Sindre Bornstein, CEO at Nordic Innovation.
The project is led by DIMECC AS, a Norwegian subsidiary established by DIMECC Ltd. Nordic Aviation Resilience (NAR) is the new company's first project and a strong opening for a new era of Nordic collaboration.
“The NAR project brings together Nordic stakeholders to develop practical solutions for strengthening the resilience and operational reliability of airports. For DIMECC AS, the project represents an important step towards scalable solutions that support preparedness and resilience across the entire aviation sector,”.says Eja Tuominen, CEO of DIMECC AS.
The NAR project brings togetherFinavia (Finland), Yeti Move (Norway), GIM Robotics (Finland), andRISE CyberNode (Sweden), withSwedavia (Sweden), Boldyn (Finland), andAvinor (Norway)participating as associated partners.
The project builds on experiences gained from existing autonomous airport maintenance solutions and develops a next generation of technologies capable of operating even when Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are degraded or completely unavailable.
During the project, the solutions will be tested in real airport environments together with operators. The goal is to create a scalable operating model that strengthens preparedness and competitiveness across the Nordic aviation sector.
The NAR project will lay the foundation for a large-scale Nordic demonstration and create new business opportunities around autonomous airport solutions. At the same time, it will strengthen the Nordic region's position as a global frontrunner in autonomous airport operations.
Background
The Nordic Aviation Risilience project is funded under the program 'Nordic Forward: Resilience and competitiveness for 2050'.
