The first - ever operational rules for all unmanned aerial vehicles ( UAVs or drones ) are expected to be proposed by the aviation Commission within weeks . Currently , only vehicles over 150 kg are regulated by the European Aviation Safety Agency . However , the revised regulations are likely to be operation- rather than weight - centric and top priority is likely to be given to " geofencing " of city streets and airports , given an increasing number of collisions and near misses between military and commercial aircraft .
The first-ever EU rules for all unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) are expected to be proposed by the European Commission within weeks. Currently, only UAVs over 150kg are regulated by the European Aviation Safety Agency. However, the revised regulations are expected to be operation- rather than weight-centric and top priority is likely to be given to "geofencing" of city centres and airports, given an increasing number of collisions and near misses between UAVs and commercial aircraft.