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Japanese Government Plans New License System Specific to VTOL Drones; Hopes to Encourage Proliferation through Relaxed Operating Requirements

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:15 JST, January 13, 2026

The government has begun coordinating to establish a new licensing system specifically for operating fixed-wing vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones by the end of this year, according to government sources. The new license will be a national certification attesting that the holder has sufficie...

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