UAS Remote Identification

Drones or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are fundamentally changing aviation, and the FAA is committed to working to fully integrate drones or UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). Safety and security are top priorities for the FAA and Remote Identification (Remote ID) of UAS is crucial to our integration efforts.

What is Remote ID?

Remote ID is the ability of a UAS in flight to provide identification information that can be received by other parties.

Why Do We Need Remote ID?

Remote ID would assist the FAA, law enforcement, and Federal security agencies when a UAS appears to be flying in an unsafe manner or where the drone is not allowed to fly.

The development of Remote ID builds on the framework established by the small UAS registration rule (PDF) and the LAANC capability to lay the foundation of an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management System (UTM) that is scalable to the national airspace.

By: FAA | 3 January 2020

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Changes Coming in the Future

The new law also requires:

1. Drone operators to pass an online aeronautical knowledge and safety test and carry proof of test passage.

2. The FAA to issue guidance for how it will recognize community based organizations.

The FAA is incrementally rolling out these features and requirements.

Check our website for the latest updates or follow us on social media for the latest news.

More detailed information about the FAA's plan to fully implement the requirements of Section 349 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 may be found on the Federal Register.

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