K-Drone Licensing and Safety Know-How to Be Shared with Indonesia

[Financial News] Korea’s drone pilot certification and safety management system is being shared with Indonesia’s aviation authorities. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) is holding a “Drone Competency Development Academy” in Jakarta for the local civil aviation authority and other organizations. The initiative aims to support Korean drone companies’ entry into the Indonesian market through practical training using domestically made aircraft and by identifying cooperation projects with individual institutions.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and TS on the 15th, the five-day training program is being held in Jakarta from the 12th to the 16th. It follows up on the results of an invitation training program held last June at the Gimcheon Drone Qualification Center in North Gyeongsang Province. The goal is to share with local partners Korea’s certification system and safety management framework, as well as its experience in education and training and infrastructure operations, and to lay the groundwork for cooperation between the two countries.
The highlight of the training took place on the first day, the 12th, for officials from Indonesia’s civil aviation authority. TS explained Korea’s drone system as an integrated framework, from the stage at which pilots obtain certification through safety management and the supporting education, training and infrastructure operations. The program went beyond theory, offering practical classes with domestically made aircraft and simulator software (SW), and showcasing Korean technology and applications through demonstration flights of agricultural crop-protection drones.
Ahead of the training, TS is also arranging meetings with local government bodies and related organizations to identify cooperation topics tailored to each institution’s interests. It will introduce Korea’s pilot certification and safety management systems to the civil aviation authority and explore opportunities to work together on certification and training. With transport-sector agencies, it will examine local drone policies and industry trends; with defense-related agencies, it will look at how drones are used in practice. It will discuss research and development (R&D) cooperation with the National Research and Innovation Agency.
To help Korean drone companies develop overseas markets, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and TS are running this year’s academy as a combination of invitation training in Korea and training held in participating countries. The invitation program, held in Gimcheon from June 29 to July 3, was attended by officials from public institutions and private-sector buyers from four countries: Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico and Mongolia. They received practical training in areas including certification and evaluation systems, agricultural drone pest control, and surveillance and search, and also had opportunities to meet Korean companies at export consultations and product demonstrations. Earlier, from August 3 to 7, TS held local training in Mexico City, Michoacán and other locations for officials from security agencies, including local police. While the Mexico program focused on drone operations in public safety settings, the current training in Indonesia emphasizes certification and safety systems for aviation authorities and the use of drones in agricultural crop protection.
TS plans to further develop cooperation projects in certification and training by meeting not only with local government agencies but also with Indonesian drone companies. It also plans to work with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to help Korean drone companies establish a presence in the local market.
TS President Jeong Yong-sik said, “Through this cooperation, we will strengthen the foundation for international cooperation between Korea and Indonesia in the drone sector, and actively support the global dissemination of K-Drone policies and technology and the overseas expansion of Korea’s drone industry.”

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