The article deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of safety management in civil aviation. Presented the process of approach of Risk Based Oversight (RBO) and application of legal acts and documents necessary for oversight at particular levels (aviation organization, member state, European). One of the main activity of the implementation and effectiveness of the Safety Management System (SMS) management system in air organizations are the effective systems for occurrence reporting and the Just Culture idea. The article also includes an amendment to EU law -Regulation 2018/1139, so-called the new Basic Regulation (NBR -New Basic Regulation), which makes it possible to apply the law to state aviation aircraft carrying out military, customs, police, search and rescue, fire-fighting, border control and coastal protection or other public interest activities in favor of safety, interoperability and efficiency.

The change in the nature of armed conflicts forced a change in the way they were conducted and the need to develop new types of weapons. The article presents the basic assumptions regarding the use and development prospects of unmanned flying systems. Tactical and technical data of the leading structures are presented. At the same time, the directions of development and use of combat air systems in future armed conflicts were presented. It was pointed out that unmanned aerial systems, the use of which brings significant financial benefits, are the type of weapon that has recently been gaining in importance in the most spectacular way, transforming the face of armed conflicts. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles as part of training tasks and combat missions forces the continuous development of personnel in the field of skills related to hazard identification and assessment. This process requires professionals with a high level of substantive preparation and extensive aviation experience, who will increase the awareness of RPA operators in terms of the essence and the need to analyze and estimate risk. On the basis of analyzes and comparisons, the authors proposed that the development work and the construction of elements and the system (CUAS) to combat UAV become an opportunity for the development of national research institutes and the defense industry, and also Polish export product.