| Achievement | Year | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| National Centre of Excellence platform established | 2025 | Created a coordinated national platform for UAS research, training, innovation, regulation support and services. |
| HOT Memorandum of Understanding | 2026 | Formal open-mapping partnership supporting local capacity, research and project continuity. |
| Lusaka City-Wide Open Drone Mapping implementation | 2026 | Community-led mapping, local pilot capacity and high-resolution geospatial evidence for urban-development use cases. |
| International visibility - Global Data Festival / Kenya Space Expo | 2026 | Co-facilitation and knowledge exchange on citizen data, AI for disaster resilience and citywide drone mapping. |
| ICCAUA publication progression | 2026 | Eight of nine presented papers progressed to journal publication pathways. |
| NACUAS Level 1 course consolidated | 2026 | Open orientation plus Units 1-11 and progressive Wood-to-Platinum evidence pathway; Q3 ZNSDI alignment. |
| Postgraduate and international research capacity | 2026 | Linked postgraduate research, visiting scholar and postdoctoral engagement across UAS, EO, AI and applied geospatial themes. |
| ZERI Hub proposal shortlist and submission | 2026 | Joint UNZA proposal of approximately US$1 million progressed after top-ten shortlisting from 183+ Africa Energy Futures concepts; no award claimed. |
| Innovation/IP pipeline strengthened | Q3 2026 | Eco-Guardian and ZUBA-Soil Sense progressed through reporting, IP and commercialisation preparation. |