China Bans Drones in Capital Beijing, Citing Security
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Beijing Moves to Eliminate Civilian Drones, Turning the Capital Into a No-Fly Zone
ScheerPost New restrictions go far beyond banning flights: Beijing will also prohibit the possession, storage and transport of drones across the city. Beijing is moving toward one of the most sweeping restrictions on civilian drones anywhere in China, effectively seeking to remove privately owned unmanned aircraft from the capital altogether. Under revised municipal regulations announced […]
The authorities in Beijing, China's capital, where drone flights and sales were already banned, announced a ban on their detention from November 2026, in order to say that they would "preserve the security" of the great Chinese city.
The new rules, announced on Sunday and which will enter into force on November 15, prohibit the possession or storage of unmanned aerial vehicles in the city, as well as their flight into the city’s airspace. Transporting drones or their components to Beijing will also be prohibited. Fear of security in the city’s airspace grew in June, when a small plane crashed into a skyscraper, killing the pilot. Regulations, formulated by the Beijing munici…
The Chinese capital Beijing is tightening its control over its airspace. Starting November 15, it will no longer be possible to legally own a recreational drone or its parts in the city. The authorities are responding to the June crash of a small plane that crashed into the city's tallest skyscraper.
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