Law Enforcement Agencies' Repression of the Unlawful Use of Unmanned Aircrafts

Abstract

The subject of the study is the peculiarities of legal regulation of piloting (operation) of unmanned aircrafts. As example of such legal regulation author studied the legislation of the Russian Federation as well as the legislation of other countries. The object of the study is the conditions under which the piloting of such aircrafts is permitted from the point of view of flight safety. The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic as possible undesirable consequences of the use of unmanned aircraft. Particular attention is paid to the consequences that may occur in the case of malicious use of this aircrafts for criminal purposes, namely during the transportation of drugs, interception of valuable cargo, interception of traffic information flows, intentional or accidental injury to people. The study presents the main problematic issues that need to be addressed by legislation. The main contribution of this study is detection of the problematic issues that need to be addressed by Russian legislation as well as by the norms of international law in terms of ensuring flight safety in all its manifestations. A special contribution of the authors of the research is a practical overview of the main safety threats caused by the use of the unmanned aircrafts. The novelty of the research lies in the systematization of these threats (especially personnel training for remotely piloted aircraft flaws). This scientific work can be considered as a set of measures to improve safety during the operation of unmanned aircraft.