The Economic Times: Remote Identification Needed For Drones
Remote Identification is Essential Technology for Safe Integration of Drones into Airspace
The Economic Times, Lalit Gupta and Nandita Pegu, 6 August 2020
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The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently notified the Draft UAS Rules 2020 and invited public comments on the proposed rules. This was necessitated due to increasing commercial and civilian use of drones in the country as also evidenced by current Covid-19 and anti-locust drone applications. The draft rules aim at creating a robust regulatory framework for the UAV industry to address the safety and security concerns of drone operations and providing a clear pathway for operationalising the various aspects of the regulations while improving compliance of the drone ecosystem players.
Many widely quoted research studies predict that the Indian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market will touch over $ 1 billion dollars by 2025 with drones’ operations becoming commonplace. However, this is concomitant on the existence of conducive and consumer friendly regulatory environment that will allow seamless integration of drones into the airspace.
