Unifly, in cooperation with Nexova, have successfully completed the SecureUTM 2 Phase I under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) NAVISP program, with emphasis on mitigating GNSS jamming and spoofing.

<p>The project establishes a certification-aligned, risk-driven cybersecurity foundation for secure, resilient and scalable unmanned traffic management (UTM) and U-space services across Europe. </p>    <p>As drone operations grow in complexity and cross-border interoperability, cybersecurity is becoming essential for operational continuity and public trust.&nbsp;SecureUTM&nbsp;2 embeds cybersecurity engineering into the core architecture of UTM systems, aligning with European U-space regulations, Common Criteria&nbsp;methodology&nbsp;and ENISA risk frameworks. Security is treated as a foundational design principle rather than a late-stage compliance requirement.&nbsp;</p>    <p>Building on&nbsp;SecureUTM&nbsp;1,&nbsp;SecureUTM&nbsp;2&nbsp;Phase I significantly expanded the cybersecurity baseline for UTM systems. Key outcomes include:&nbsp;</p>    <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Refinement of a harmonized Protection Profile (PP) for UTM </li>    <li>Development of an updated Security Target (ST) for the Unifly platform </li>    <li>Structured risk assessment and certification-aligned gap analysis </li>    <li>Definition of a secure architectural baseline addressing real-world U-space complexity </li>    <li>Setup of a PoC Testbed </li> </ul>    <p><strong>Risk-based engineering roadmap</strong></p>    <p>A control-by-control gap assessment translated cybersecurity requirements into a&nbsp;prioritised&nbsp;implementation&nbsp;roadmap. Focus areas include:&nbsp;</p>    <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>PNT source authentication and plausibility checks </li>    <li>Enhanced session integrity and transport protection </li>    <li>Denial-of-Service resilience </li>    <li>Device-level authentication and auditing </li>    <li>Secure storage and encryption </li> </ul>    <p>This structured approach supports operational deployment and future EU cybersecurity certification readiness.&nbsp;</p>    <p><strong>Validated mitigations for GNSS and PNT threats</strong></p>    <p>SecureUTM&nbsp;2&nbsp;phase I&nbsp;placed strong emphasis on GNSS jamming and spoofing risks increasingly&nbsp;observed&nbsp;in drone operations. Practical, layered mitigations were&nbsp;validated&nbsp;through a dedicated U-space proof-of-concept testbed with Hardware-in-the-Loop UAV simulations.&nbsp;</p>    <p>Validated measures include:&nbsp;</p>    <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>On-board GNSS jamming detection </li>    <li>Fleet-level interference inference </li>    <li>Trajectory plausibility and conformance monitoring </li>    <li>OSNMA-based message verification </li>    <li>Structured anomaly logging and alerting </li> </ul>    <p>The testbed enables repeatable attack simulation, KPI-based&nbsp;evaluation&nbsp;and regulator-ready evidence generation.&nbsp;</p>    <p><strong>Foundation for Phase II and European deployment</strong></p>    <p>Phase I also delivered a structured U-space testbed blueprint, verification&nbsp;methodologies&nbsp;and digital twin foundations to support continued validation, operator&nbsp;training&nbsp;and continuous cybersecurity testing.&nbsp;</p>    <p>SecureUTM&nbsp;2 directly supports Belgium’s U-space deployment strategy and strengthens its position in secure drone integration.&nbsp;</p>    <p>Phase II will focus on implementing&nbsp;prioritised&nbsp;controls, expanding validation&nbsp;capabilities&nbsp;and further aligning with EU certification frameworks.&nbsp;</p> <p>&lt;p&gt;The post <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gpsworld.com/unifly-nexova-complete-navisp-phase-to-advance-cyber-resilient-u-space-operations/">Unifly &amp; Nexova complete NAVISP phase to advance cyber-resilient U-space operations</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gpsworld.com">GPS World</a>.&lt;/p&gt;</p>

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