Drones May Need License Plates Soon

Bloomberg reports that U.S. aviation regulators are planning on requiring drone owners to place a government-assigned ID number on the outside of their drones. "Current rules require drone owners to register with the Federal Aviation Administration and more than 1 million people have done so. They must identify their drones, but the marker can be placed inside battery compartments or other internal areas where it can’t been readily seen. The FAA’s move is the latest step taken by the agency and U.S. security agencies to bring greater control over the new frontier in flight that has been plagued by rule violations, a handful of collisions with other aircraft and growing concerns about their potential use by terrorists."

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