Drone deployment at the touch of a button

PRODUCTION - 23 September 2025, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Experts from DLR, the fire department and the developer companies stand around the surveillance drone during a practical test for the project called ADELE (Automated Drone Deployment from the Control Center) in the Rostock Heath near a simulated forest fire. (Aerial image with a drone) The system, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, enables a surveillance drone to be launched and flown automatically after an emergency call, providing the fire department units, the operations center and other rescue services with initial live images from the air before arriving at the scene and enabling a faster assessment of the situation. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa (Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)