Vietnam to step up UAV monitoring

The Vietnamese government has ordered relevant agencies and localities to step up measures to manage and monitor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).



The order followed an incident in which UAVs entered controlled airspace, disrupting flight operations at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in southern hub Ho Chi Minh City on Aug. 11.



The Ministry of National Defense was asked to review and require organizations and individuals with UAVs to declare their aircraft, to have all UAVs operating in the country digitally identified, electronically licensed, and subject to real-time flight monitoring by 2030.



The ministry was also tasked with publicly announcing no-fly zones and restricted areas for UAVs so that organizations and individuals are aware of and comply with the regulations.