The drone show at the DATEV Challenge Roth was part of a complex live production of pyrotechnics, laser show, light, music and stadium dramaturgy. Rather than aiming for the largest possible number of drones, SMIA developed a precisely integrated show with 180 drones, a fully in-house design and timecode integration.
The drone show at the DATEV Challenge Roth was part of a complex live production of pyrotechnics, laser show, light, music and stadium dramaturgy. Rather than aiming for the largest possible number of drones, SMIA developed a precisely integrated show with 180 drones, a fully in-house design and timecode integration.
For the international film campaign around Project Hail Mary, SMIA lifted 750 drones over the Berlin Olympiastadion. Design, permits, logistics and flight planning came together in just 14 days, because the campaign date was fixed before the first drone took off.
As part of the festival production, SMIA staged the Space Cowboys show in the Wacken sky, alongside the iconic Grawling Creatures as a separate special show. The timecode tied every formation precisely to the stage sound and lighting design, so that sky and stage worked as a single staging.
In Wacken Open Air's most legendary year, thousands of fans could no longer reach the site. Mud, rain and chaos defined the festival, yet SMIA flew the show anyway, together with Verge Aero. Proof that the technology withstands even extreme conditions.
For the naming ceremony of Mein Schiff 7 in Kiel, SMIA staged 400 drones above the shipyard. The setting demanded precise flight planning, as cranes, halls and the ship itself limited the airspace. The show followed the dramaturgy of the naming ceremony exactly.
At Rietberger Himmelsleuchten, SMIA flew the first officially approved drone show in Germany to combine fireworks adapted to the drones with conventional fireworks. 350 drones presented a purpose-built show design for the first time. The permit came about through direct dialogue with the aviation authorities.
At the international fireworks festival in Malta, SMIA flew the first drone show ever held on the island, together with Verge Aero. Led by Verge Aero, 700 drones added a dimension to Malta's pyrotechnics tradition that the audience there had not seen before.
For the Conference of State Parliament Presidents, at the invitation of State Parliament President André Kuper, 200 drones staged European motifs and the symbolic handover of the baton over Rietberg. The show accompanied a political event in which precision and timing left no room to spare.
