
When a remotely piloted aircraft loaded with radioactive sand was found on the Japanese prime minister's office late April, it raised alarm over the security risks posed by the growing number of unmonitored drones buzzing around.
When it comes to drones, the Asia-Pacific region faces the same challenges as the rest of the world: lack of regulations, lack of seamless integration of drones into all classes of airspace, illegal operations and lack of mature and tested technologies.