DLR is the national German Aerospace Centre, responsible for research activities in aerospace, energy technology, and transport, as well as being the national space agency.

DLR operates 30 institutes, test and operational facilities, with the majority located at eight main research centres, with a total number of about 4,500 employees.

Research activities are focussed to serve the scientific, economical and social purposes. DLR sees its role to close the gap between university and industry. The DLR administration is certified according to ISO9000.

The DLR work within FLYSAFE will be carried out in the Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA) in Oberpfaffenhofen. Research at IPA includes short-range weather forecast and impact of weather on air traffic. The institute develops and operates simulation models for large-scale, meso-scale and micro-scale atmospheric dynamics, airborne and ground-based instruments for measurements of meteorological and aircraft wake parameters (e.g., research aircraft, LiDAR). IPA further operates a polarimetric Doppler radar (C-band) for cloud physics research and the analysis of severe weather events.

DLR will therefore be active in the development of the weather information management systems (in particular for thunderstorms, aircraft wake vortices, and clear-air turbulence) as well as on-board weather hazard detection and prediction. DLR is the leader of WP 2.2 (Aviation Weather Provision).

For DLR, participation in FLYSAFE is an important step towards the development and realisation of an aviation weather information system, both for aircraft in flight as well airports and air safety providers.