THE EVOLUTION OF AIR LAW: COMPARATIVE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING UAVS IN INDIA, USA, AND TURKEY
AUTHOR – DEVENDER YADAV* & DR. ANIL DIXIT**
* LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA
** PROFESSOR, LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA
BEST CITATION – DEVENDER YADAV & DR. ANIL DIXIT, THE EVOLUTION OF AIR LAW: COMPARATIVE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING UAVS IN INDIA, USA, AND TURKEY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (9) OF 2026, PG. 197-203, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
Abstract
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones have been rapidly developed and have revolutionized the modern aviation industry with new possibilities in commerce, surveillance, agriculture, logistics, disaster management, and defensive purposes. Nevertheless, their growing adoption have presented complicated law enforcement issues associated with aircraft sovereignty, privacy, safety, liability, and national security. The conventional air law systems that were developed through the instrumentation of the Chicago Convention, which was aimed at manned aircrafts, has been forced to change to incorporate the autonomous and remotely piloted systems. This paper will be discussing the comparative legal frameworks of UAVs in India, United States and Turkey. It examines regulatory advances, licensing frameworks, operation controls, privacy protection, and enforcement tools that have been embraced in these jurisdictions. The analysis of the differences and similarities between the focus on innovation and security and safety of the people is identified in the study. It proposes that the key to ensuring sustainable development of the drone technology in the domestic and international aviation law is harmonized and adaptive regulations of UAVs.