As India Liberalizes Its Drone Rules, Billionaires Aim For The Skies

As India Liberalizes Its Drone Rules, Billionaires Aim For The Skies

Indian naval officers speak with representatives of Adani Defence and Aerospace standing next to a ... [+] Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during his visit to their stall in the exhibition area on the third day of the five-day Aero India 2019 Airshow at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore on February 22, 2019.

Barely five months after announcing the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rules, which had been met with a tepid response, the Indian government has had a quick rethink. Last week it announced the Liberalized Drone Rules, 2021, which promise to make life infinitely less complicated for drone operators.