“By the end of 2025, the number of registered drones across the industry reached 3.287 million, an increase of 51.0% over the end of the previous year; the cumulative flight hours of drones for the year reached 45.3029 million hours, a year-on-year increase of 69.89%,” according to figures announced today by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. “There were 46 low-altitude flight service stations covering 23 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government).”
“Regarding regulatory development, in 2025, the Civil Aviation Law of the People’s Republic of China was comprehensively revised, which was reviewed and adopted by the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress. The revised law will take effect on July 1, 2026. “
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