Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ICAO Panel Will Recommend First UAV Standards in 2018
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s new Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel aims to deliver first standards for UAVs in 2018.
Airbus Defense has applied for EASA certification of the Atlante, shown taking flight in Spain. (Photo: Airbus Defense)
Airbus Defense has applied for EASA certification of the Atlante, shown taking flight in Spain. (Photo: Airbus Defense)

The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) new Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Panel aims to deliver standards for unmanned aircraft to the organization’s governing council in 2018. Once approved, the standards will guide ICAO’s 191 member states in setting their own national regulations. The overall process of producing RPAS standards is expected to take a decade or longer.