US Civil Aviation Administration expects explosive growth in sales of UAVs in the coming years

In a report published this week by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in particular, it is indicated that, according to the Office’s calculations, by 2020, sales of unmanned aerial vehicles in the country will increase to 7 million a year. This is almost 3 times more than today - it is expected that by the end of 2016, about 2.5 million UAVs will be sold in the United States.

Approximately three-quarters of the UAVs sold this year are estimated by the FAA as amateur, and a quarter are commercial, including the military. By 2020, the proportion of commercial drones is projected to increase to nearly 40%.
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The turning point should come next year, when a business will appreciate the advantages of UAVs and begin to actively use them for a variety of purposes - from delivering small goods to inspecting infrastructure facilities (power lines, roofs and walls of buildings, etc.).

The current rules for the use of UAVs for business imply obtaining a license for this type of activity, which, according to UAV supporters, greatly hinders the introduction of new technologies in the US. The FAA are already working on a new set of rules, which will simplify the registration procedure for drones. The rules promise to submit this spring. Currently, about 3,000 companies have received licenses.

Data for the report to the Office helped collect corporation Teal Group , engaged in analytics in the aviation market.

Private owners of drones Management recently obliged to be registered in cases where the weight of the copter exceeds 250 grams. This is done for security reasons - in connection with the widespread enthusiasm for drones, there are sharply more cases when they interfere with the functioning of various government services and airports, as well as participate in private property incidents.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation also attended to issues of airspace regulation for unmanned ships, and last year introduced amendments to the Air Code , which, in particular, introduce mandatory registration of drones weighing more than 250 grams.

As the head of the Duma Transport Committee Yevgeny Moskvichev noted , the law applies to all unmanned aerial vehicles with a maximum take-off weight of 250 grams, including toy helicopters and quadcopters: “If it is a toy (helicopter), but weighing more than 250 grams, then it will be simplified accounting. "

Moskvichev explained the need for registration of toy devices by the fact that they can theoretically also be used for terrorist and other illegal purposes - for example, for the delivery of “criminal” or dangerous goods and for shooting closed areas.

On the restriction on the mass, Moskvichev said: “If there is no practice of application, while we have prescribed 250 grams, we will see and analyze. If we see that this is too low a bar, we need a kilogram above, then we will make amendments. ” He also noted that in the USA and several European countries, the registration of UAVs has already been introduced and the mass limit is also 250 grams.

It is assumed that the registration of the UAV in Russia will be handled by non-governmental organizations, but the procedures and rules have not yet been developed and announced.