1.Introduction In June 2020, the DGCA published its draft Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020, which envisages the establishment of an Unmanned Aircraft Traffic Management (UTM) System, and sets the stage for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations in India. Many countries[1] around the world have begun implementing UTM systems to facilitate basic drone trafficRead more
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I. Introduction In this post, we look at the global regulatory framework with respect to Beyond Visual Line of Sight (“BVLOS”) Operations,[1] with a specific focus at the United States and Europe. We begin by describing the regulatory drone framework in the United States of America and Europe in brief (II), followed by an analysisRead more
The Ministry of Civil Aviation invited comments to the draft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules 2020. These are Ikigai Law’s comments to the draft rules. Ikigai Law has a market-leading drones law practice and has advised a variety of stakeholders: manufacturers, operators, importers, industry association, think tanks and racing leagues. The Economic Times named IkigaiRead more
Kishore Jonnalaggada of Drone Aerospace Systems was in conversation with Anirudh Rastogi, founder and managing partner at Ikigai Law on a webinar organised by HasGeek. The entire conversation is available here. Anirudh breaks down the history of drone regulations in India into three phases: first, pre-2014 when there were no explicit regulations governing drone operations; second, post-2014Read more