Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program for Discovering a Group of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform:
• selecting at least one covered user equipment among a plurality of covered user equipment inside a coverage area of the apparatus;
• sending, to the at least one covered user equipment, a searching message, wherein the searching message comprises an indication that the at least one covered user equipment is to send a searching result message to the apparatus, wherein the searching result message comprises an indication of at least one non-covered user equipment located outside the coverage area of the apparatus and inside a coverage area of the at least one covered user equipment;
• and
• receiving, from the at least one covered user equipment, the searching result message.