Russian drone shot down over Turkey. (Photo: Twitter Photo Section)
Popular Science: Russia's New Drone Rules Look A Lot Like America's
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Cheap drones are a worldwide phenomenon, and governments across the globe are struggling to adapt to the small unmanned flying machines. In the United States, the FAA recently required that every drone over half a pound be registered by February 19th. Last week, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a bill regulating drones, too. With almost the same regulations as America.
The law is an amendment to Russia’s Air Code. Here’s how Sputnik, a Russian state-owned news organization, describes it:
The law introduces norms on certification and registration of drones and specifies requirements on the security of their flights. All the drones with maximum take-off weight of 0.55 pounds should be registered. According to the explanatory note to the law, the bill aims to provide legal basis for usage of UAVs to meet the requirements of different economic sectors and to solve different tasks in the sphere of security and defense.
WNU Editor: These new rules and regulations are for Russian civilians and their drones. As to Russian rules of engagement for its military drones .... that is still unknown. The problem is that the Russian military is still years behind the U.S. when it comes to drones .... and it will be awhile before Russia uses drones in the same manner as the U.S. and its allies.
2 comments:
But if a US citizen has a drone armed with a gun will it still have to be registered?
Not in Open Carry States,
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