The Israel Planning Authority is beginning to formulate a national policy to permit the construction of landing strips and launchpads for civilian drones, including delivery drones and air taxis. Tens of thousands of test flights have already been conducted, but without a regulatory planning framework, no commercial infrastructure can be approved.
Lior Bakalo reports exclusively that the Israel Planning Authority is beginning to draft a national policy to allow the development of landing strips and launchpads for drones — including delivery drones and air taxis. Tens of thousands of test flights have already taken place across Israel, but without a binding planning framework, commercial operation cannot be approved. The move signals a step toward integrating drones into Israel's civilian airspace, but the policy's scope, timeline, and specific regulations have not yet been published.
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