East and Southeast Asia

This region’s UAS policy and regulation run the gammut from welcoming to complete prohibition.  Though prohibitions in North Korea are predictable, the official prohibition of unmanned aerial systems in far more unexpected.  It should be noted that similar to Bangladesh, the prohibition of UAS is a formal position that is not fully enforced.  As such, UAS do operate in these regions despite the official regulations.

Other regions are welcoming or cautiously open to UAS development, such as China which is one of the largest producers and consumers of commercial systems.  The most accepting regions tend to be those Pacific regions falling under American or British protection.

Country

Region

Regulatory Status

Afghanistan East and Southeast Asia Unknown
American Samoa East and Southeast Asia Open
Bangladesh East and Southeast Asia Prohibited
Bhutan East and Southeast Asia Open
British Indian Ocean Territory East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Brunei Darussalam East and Southeast Asia Prohibited
Cambodia East and Southeast Asia Restricted
China East and Southeast Asia Cautious
Christmas Island East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Cocos (Keeling) Islands East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Cook Islands East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Fiji East and Southeast Asia Unknown
French Polynesia East and Southeast Asia Unknown
French Southern Territories East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Guam East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Heard Island and McDonald Islands East and Southeast Asia Unknown
India East and Southeast Asia Prohibited
Indonesia East and Southeast Asia Restricted
Iran East and Southeast Asia Restricted
Kiribati East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of East and Southeast Asia Prohibited
Laos East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Malaysia East and Southeast Asia Cautious
Maldives East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Marshall Islands East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Micronesia East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Mongolia East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Myanmar East and Southeast Asia Restricted
Nauru East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Nepal East and Southeast Asia Restricted
New Caledonia East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Niue East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Norfolk Island East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Northern Mariana Islands East and Southeast Asia Open
Pakistan East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Palau East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Papua New Guinea East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Philippines East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Pitcairn Islands East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Reunion East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Samoa East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Solomon Islands East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Sri Lanka East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Thailand East and Southeast Asia Restricted
Timor-Leste East and Southeast Asia Restricted
Tokelau East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Tonga East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Tuvalu East and Southeast Asia Unknown
United States Minor Outlying Islands East and Southeast Asia Open
Vanuatu East and Southeast Asia Unknown
Vietnam East and Southeast Asia Restricted
Wallis and Futuna East and Southeast Asia Unknown

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