Ministry of Defense announces restricted and prohibited areas for UAV and flycam flights nationwide
The Ministry of National Defense has just announced no-fly and restricted flight zones nationwide for drones and other flying vehicles.
From today (June 15), the Ministry of National Defense officially announced no-fly zones and restricted-flight zones for drones and other flying vehicles in Vietnam's airspace on the Ministry of National Defense's Electronic Information Portal.
Local websites or portals use the link on the Ministry of National Defense's Electronic Information Portal to announce no-fly zones and restricted-flight zones within their administrative boundaries.
The database of maps of no-fly zones and restricted-flight zones is managed according to the provisions of the law on protecting State secrets and is updated every 2 years or immediately when there are changes (focusing on the subjects of airports, airfields, important defense and security areas and other areas as required).
In the map data, the no-fly zone is divided into 2 separate color zones showing the no-fly and restricted-fly zones of 63 provinces and cities.
Procedures for granting flight permits for drones and other flying vehicles can be done online through the Ministry of National Defense's Administrative Procedure Information System.
The application for a flight license includes: an application for a flight license; photos of the aircraft or flying vehicle (minimum size 18 x 24 cm); aeronautical technical description of the aircraft or flying vehicle; a license or legal authorization allowing the aircraft or flying vehicle to take off or land at the airport, on land or on water; other papers and documents related to the aircraft or flying vehicle.
At least 7 working days before the scheduled date of flight organization, organizations and individuals must submit flight permit applications to the Department of Operations, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
The Operations Department grants permission to organize flights; or issues a document refusing to grant a flight permit (in cases to ensure security, national defense, aviation safety and when not providing full information as specified in the flight permit application).
According to the Law on People's Air Defense, an unmanned aircraft is an aircraft whose flight control and maintenance do not require direct control by a pilot on that aircraft. Other aircraft include balloons, flying models, parachutes, kites (except for folk kites) and other piloted or unpiloted flying devices that are not aircraft or unmanned aircraft.
Organizations and individuals exploiting and using this type of vehicle must have a flight license and must be approved by the state management agency when flying. The person directly controlling the drone or ultralight aircraft must be at least 18 years old, have full civil capacity and have knowledge of aviation.
