Malaysia's home for the drone community.
Store it, fix it, upgrade it, get certified and fly it. One hub where students, researchers and makers build the skills, the gear and the community to take off.
- CAAM-aligned training
- Hosted at Smart campus
- Small, hands-on cohorts
- Student & maker pricing
A community built around the love of flight.
The Smart Drone Hub brings the whole drone journey under one roof — backed by the workshops, labs and expertise of DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia. Whether you're a student chasing your first flight or a researcher running a mapping mission, you'll find the space, the gear and the people to get there.
- Hosted at the Smart campus, inside a real engineering ecosystem
- CAAM-aligned certification delivered in small cohorts
- Concession pricing for students and makers
- Open to every skill level — bring a drone or borrow one
Seven facilities. One community.
From a first hover to a custom build, the hub gives you the space, the tools and the people to go further.
- 01Drone StorageSecure, climate-controlled bays for your fleet and gear.
- 02Repair & MaintenanceBench diagnostics and repairs by people who actually fly.
- 03Upgrades & Custom BuildsPush your platform further — or build one from scratch.
- 04Certification & TrainingGet licensed and fly with confidence — and credibility.
- 05Events & CompetitionsRace nights, expos, workshops and community meets.
- 06Team BuildingHands-on drone experiences for groups and classes.
- 07Venue RentalIndoor netted arenas and open-air flight zones.
From first flight to flying high — in four steps.
Join the hub
Sign up as a member or drop in. Tell us what you fly and what you want to do next.
Store, build, learn
Keep your gear safe, book the bench, or start a certification pathway — all under one roof.
Fly & compete
Book the arena, join a race night, or bring your team for a build-and-fly session.
Grow with the community
Level up your credentials, mentor newcomers and help shape Malaysia's drone scene.
Venues for racing, building and gathering.
Pathways from your first hover to a recognised credential.
Built around Malaysia's civil-aviation requirements and taught in small, hands-on cohorts by certified instructors.
Drone Discovery
A hands-on introduction to safe flying, airspace basics and drone anatomy. Walk in curious, walk out flying.
- Understand drone components & controls
- Fly safely under supervision
- Know the basic rules of the air
- Loaner equipment included
Certified Remote Pilot
Our flagship pathway — built around the CAAM Remote Pilot competency (RCoC-B) required under Malaysia's MCAR 2016. Theory, simulator and supervised live flight, delivered in small cohorts.
- Airspace, weather & risk theory
- Simulator + supervised live flight
- Prep for the CAAM RCoC-B assessment
- Small cohorts, hands-on coaching
Mission Specialist
For pilots putting drones to work — aerial mapping, inspection and data capture, plus mission planning and extended line-of-sight fundamentals for agriculture and research.
- Aerial mapping & photogrammetry
- Inspection & data workflows
- Mission planning & automation
- Payload & EVLOS fundamentals
Drones don't only fly.
The complete aerial drone — airframe, ground controls and data links working as one system. This is the hub's home turf: FPV racing, mapping and inspection from above.
- FPV & racing
- Mapping & survey
- Aerial inspection
Built for the community, not big industry.
Students
Affordable access to gear, space and certification to turn a class project into real flight hours.
Researchers
Reliable storage, build support and mission training for mapping, inspection and field work.
Makers & Hobbyists
A bench, a community and an arena to build faster, fly better and meet your people.
Clubs & Small Teams
Team-building sessions, venue hire and group certification scaled to your size and budget.
“I turned up with a crashed quad and zero confidence. A month later I'd repaired it on their bench, earned my pilot credential and won my first race night. This place is the reason I fly.”
Questions, answered.
Can't find what you need? We usually reply within a day — just reach out.
Not at all. We have loaner quads for beginners and run sessions where everything is provided. Bring your own once you're ready.
Credibility built into the campus.
DRB-HICOM University
Host campus & engineering labs
Akademi Saga (TVET)
Industry-recognised skills framework
CAAM-aligned
Civil-aviation pilot competency
DRB-HICOM Group
Real industrial ecosystem
Come take off with us.
Drop by for a tour, book a session, or start your certification. The community is open — and it's waiting for you.