Recently, the Intermediate People's Court of Langfang City, Hebei Province, conducted a public trial and made a judgment on a civil public interest litigation case involving national defense and military interests, ruling that the defendant a surveying and mapping company and its employee Lin should compensate for the loss of national defense readiness resources caused by illegal drone operation of more than 120,000 yuan, and require them to publicly apologize at the national level to eliminate the adverse effects.
The case began in October 2022, when Lin, an employee of the company, used a drone assembled by himself to take photos and map without obtaining a flight airspace permit, approval of an aerial photography plan, and a civilian drone pilot license. This behavior was identified by the Air Force radar as an anomaly in the air, forcing the military to invest a large amount of national defense readiness resources for investigation and processing, causing a total loss of more than 120,000 yuan.
According to the "2022 Statistical Communiqué on the Development of the Civil Aviation Industry" released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 2023, by the end of 2022, the number of registered civil drones in China reached 9580,000 units.
In recent years, with the popularity of drones, the phenomenon of unauthorized "black flight" has occurred frequently: for **, drones can be used as espionage, terrorist attacks, criminal activities and other dangerous behaviors;For individuals and groups, drones can have consequences such as accidental injuries and invasions of privacy.
The frequent drone "black flight" incident not only brings endless safety risks to the public, but also brings a bad negative impact to the drone industry. In order to solve this problem, both enterprises are making every effort to strengthen management and regulation.
Some cities have clearly demarcated no-fly zones for drones and stepped up regulations on drone users. At the same time, drone manufacturers are also working to strengthen technical means to prevent drones from being used for illegal purposes.
In the face of various potential risks brought by UAVs, how to effectively detect and counter UAVs, and prevent privacy and security risks brought by UAVs has become the focus of attention in the field of security.
An anti-drone system, also known as a drone countermeasure system, is a device or system specifically designed to counter drones. Its purpose is to interfere with and destroy the operational function or flight ability of the UAV through technical means, and to achieve the displacement or destruction of the UAV.
In order to strengthen the safety supervision of drone flights and related activities in accordance with the law, effectively resolve and prevent risks, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of related industries, on May 31 this year, the ** Military Commission announced the "Interim Regulations on the Management of Unmanned Aircraft Flights", which will come into force on January 1, 2024.