Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems

What Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems does

JARUS (Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems) is an international non-profit organization founded in 2007/2008 that develops harmonized regulatory frameworks for the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) into controlled and uncontrolled airspace. It serves 69 member states plus 2 European member organizations, with governance led by Chair Giovanni Di Antonio (ENAC Italy), Vice-Chairs Catalin Radu (Kazakhstan) and Craig Bloch-Hansen (Transport Canada), and Secretary General Prof. LIU Hao (Beijing Institute of Technology).

Its core deliverables comprise 25 publications spanning the SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) methodology, CS-UAS (Certification Specifications for UAS), CS-HAPS (High Altitude Platform Systems), Pre-Defined Risk Assessments (PDRAs), the RPC model, OPS CAT A/B guidance, and a controlled glossary. These are produced through 3-4 active working groups (WG-OOP for Operations, WG-AW for Airworthiness, WG-SRM for Safety Risk Management, and WG-AUTO CONOPS for automated operations concept of operations). The organization maintains a Secretariat with offices in Beijing and Pleasanton, supported by 51-100 staff and secondees.

JARUS's business model is membership-funded: civil aviation authorities pay contributions that finance a small permanent Secretariat, while the substantive rulemaking work is conducted by experts seconded from member states. It does not generate commercial revenue. Its outputs are voluntarily adopted by national regulators and are increasingly referenced by ICAO and industry partners (ACI World, TIACA, EUSPA, WFP, Austro Control).

Name

Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems

Legal name

Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems

Website

https://jarus-rpas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JARUS is an international non-profit that develops harmonized regulatory frameworks for unmanned aircraft systems, serving 69 member states and 2 European organizations through consensus-based rulemaking working groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: JARUS operates as a non-profit international organization funded through contributions from member countries and aviation authorities. No commercial revenue model as the organization develops regulatory recommendations for harmonizing unmanned aircraft systems regulations globally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JARUS is a non-profit international organization that develops and publishes harmonized regulatory recommendations, methodologies, and standards for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). Its core deliverables include the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology, Certification Specifications for UAS (CS-UAS) and HAPS (CS-HAPS), Predefined Risk Assessments (PDRAs), Remote Pilot Competency requirements, and whitepapers covering topics such as automation of the airspace environment. JARUS operates as a consensus-based international rulemaking body serving civil aviation authorities and the wider UAS community.

Product overview

JARUS is a non-profit international organization that develops harmonized regulatory recommendations and standards for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The organization's portfolio consists of regulatory guidance documents rather than software products. Key deliverables include: SORA (risk assessment methodology), CS-UAS (certification specifications), CS-HAPS (high altitude platform systems guidance), PDRAs (pre-defined risk assessments), whitepapers on airspace automation, and remote pilot competency requirements. These publications serve as foundational regulatory frameworks adopted by aviation authorities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment)

Quantifiable outcome

• 69 countries implementing harmonized UAS regulatory frameworks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• TIACA (The International Air Cargo Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2024Historic MoU signed June 21, 2024 between JARUS Secretary General Hao Liu and TIACA Director General Glyn H. Hughes. Primary objective is to strengthen cooperation to promote contribution of unmanned aviation, specifically air cargo, to global economic and social development.
• ACI World (Airport Council International)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2024MoU signed May 14, 2024 between ACI Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira and JARUS Chair Giovanni Di Antonio. Establishes cooperation on unmanned aviation, advanced air mobility, vertiports, and promotes safety, security, efficiency, and sustainable development of civil aviation.
• ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing coordination with ICAO's Air Navigation Commission and Secretariat. ICAO RPAS Panel and AAM Study Group maintain regular engagement with JARUS through in-person participation at plenary meetings and working sessions.
• EUSPA (European Union Agency for the Space Programme)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAgreements with EUSPA to exploit space-based data to support the SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) framework. EUSPA highlighted satellite-based pilot programs designed to allow seamless SORA compliance.
• World Food Programme (WFP)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJARUS outreach to assist nations facilitated by WFP to deploy UAS for humanitarian missions. WFP presented insights on UAS applications in humanitarian missions at the Vienna Plenary 2024, stressing the need for harmonized regulations.
• Austro ControlminorOthersAustro Control served as local host for the JARUS Vienna Plenary Meeting November 18-22, 2024, held at Austro Tower, Schnirchgasse 17, Vienna.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EUROCONTROL: EUROCONTROL manages European airspace and coordinates ATM/UTM policy, including UAS integration. Comparable to JARUS in producing cross-border aviation coordination outputs and serving as a convener of civil aviation authorities.
• EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency): EASA is the EU regulator producing binding aviation rules (including the EU UAS regulation and Implementing Acts). It both consumes JARUS outputs and is one of the largest national contributors to JARUS working groups, making it a directly overlapping rule-maker for the same UAS topic.
• FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration): The FAA sets binding UAS rules in the US (Part 107, BVLOS rules). While not a private standards body, it is the largest single national rule-maker competing with and feeding into JARUS outputs, and is treated by industry as a comparable authority on UAS regulatory frameworks.
• ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization): ICAO is the UN agency that sets international aviation standards and SARPs. JARUS is explicitly designed to feed into ICAO's RPAS Panel and AAM Study Group; both develop harmonized aviation rules globally and overlap in mission with JARUS's UAS rule-making scope.

Emerging players

• UAVS / Global UTM Association (GUTMA): GUTMA develops UTM and U-space standards and coordinates UAS traffic management interoperability globally. Direct functional overlap with JARUS SORA and operational frameworks that aim to enable safe UAS flight in shared airspace.
• CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation): CANSO represents air navigation service providers and increasingly works on UAS traffic management (UTM) integration. Overlaps with JARUS on airspace/automation topics and is part of the same aviation coordination ecosystem.

Direct peers

• EUROCAE (Working Group 105): EUROCAE WG-105 develops technical standards for UAS under EASA framework. It is the European counterpart to JARUS CS-UAS work and a direct peer in producing UAS certification and operational standards consumed by regulators.
• RTCA (now RTCA Inc.): RTCA develops consensus-based technical standards for aviation (MASPS/MOPS) used by FAA and global regulators, including UAS-related SC-228 work. It is functionally a peer standards-developing body to JARUS for aviation/UAS standards, operating via member-driven working groups similar to JARUS WGs.
• ASTM International (Committee F38 on UAS): ASTM F38 publishes consensus standards for UAS design, manufacture, and operations that regulators and operators adopt globally. Overlaps with JARUS in UAS operational and design standards, particularly for sUAS and BVLOS.

Others

• International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA): ICCAIA coordinates industry input to ICAO on UAS technical matters and overlaps with JARUS's Industry & Stakeholder Body (ISB) function; both serve as conduits between manufacturers/operators and rule-makers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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