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UAVs are of significant use for various novel activities. However, when it comes to the regulation of flying small drones it becomes a challenge. There are thousands of small drones that are sold worldwide. A small drone can be built even by a novice using parts available from the internet. A small drone can also pose a high safety risk to large planes, fuel depots. Losing control by drone operators is an occasional instance. There isn’t any severe accident so far reported but there are some criminal reports in which drone is used to supply illegal and banned items into prisons or targeted area. Even the insurance aspect is not fully defined or developed. There is also the risk of privacy as drones can be used to spy over someone without his/her knowledge, look inside a home through windows, can fly high and record visible parts of the property. However, government authorities have been trying to reduce the challenges of imposing proper rules and regulations for UAV ownership and operations. Law enforcement always tries to make significant efforts to stop rogue UAVs by signal jamming as well as by attacking and capturing them [30, 31].

Following are some technological limitation for UAV which also include top-notch military drones as well as commercial drones:

Loss of Contact: If contact is lost with the ground control station, the vehicle may be lost.

Less Versatile: UAVs are designed for a specific mission and type of need. These machines are not as versatile as a modern generation multi-role combat aircraft.

Limited Range: UAVs have much higher complex machinery and light body design. Therefore, they may not be able to carry as much fuel as manned aircraft and may have a shorter range. It is a limitation that is now being overcome.

Limitations of Payload: UAVs are typically smaller except few than a manned plane, they cannot carry as much as manned aircraft, and there is also a risk of losing balance easily in case of high wind or any unavoidable circumstance in which manned aircraft are much better. However, as compared to manned aircraft, their payload to total weight is higher.

Programming Limitations: There is a high possibility that UAVs might not be able to compensate for the changing battlefield environment such as attacking a new more desirable target that appeared after the aircraft was launched or changing course to avoid enemies.

However, technological advancement is overcoming the drawbacks of UAV/UAS making it suitable for many operations, uses, and needs.