Nearly 300,000 civilian drones registered in US in 30 days

Federal Aviation Administration recorded details of about 10,000 unmanned aerial vehicles a day after launching compulsory registration

Nearly 300,000 drones have been registered in the US in the last 30 days, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed.

Compulsory registration of civilian drones in the US was introduced on 21 December covering all manner of remote control flying systems from toys to aerial cameras. Any small unmanned aircraft weighing between 250g and 25kg must be registered before being flown outdoors, and pilots must be aged 13 or older.