Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S., Other Nations Sign Declaration on Armed Drone Exports
Major drone producers Israel, Russia, China and India are not among 45 signatories to the joint declaration on the export of weaponized UAVs.
A U.S.-made General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper participated in a demonstration at Cannon Air Force Base in May. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
A U.S.-made General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper participated in a demonstration at Cannon Air Force Base in May. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

More than 40 nations have joined the U.S. in a joint declaration aimed at controlling exports of armed or weapons-capable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Major UAV-producing nations such as Israel, Russia, China and India are not among signatories to the declaration of broad principles, which is a precursor to setting more detailed standards.