As the number of unmanned aircraft operating in the skies
continues to increase, it has become critical that authorities be
capable of identifying the owner or operator of a UAS vehicle that
is being operated in an unsafe or illegal manner. Unlike
traditional aircraft, there are currently no rules or even guidance
for requiring UAS vehicles to electronically broadcast identifying
information. In order to come up with a solution, in late June the
Federal Aviation Administration created an Aviation Rulemaking
Committee tasked with: Identifying and recommending technologies
for remote identification and tracking of UAS vehicles, identifying
requirements for meeting the security and public safety needs of
government agencies, including law enforcement, for remotely
identifying and tracking UAS vehicles, and evaluating the
feasibility and affordability of the potential solutions, and
determining how well those potential solutions address the needs of
the relevant government
