REGULATIONS / IL
Israël: règles applicables aux drones d’inspection
L’autorité de l’aviation civile d’Israël (CAAI) réglemente les drones en vertu de la loi sur l’aviation, mais aucun document primaire de la CAAI n’a pu être consulté lors de cette session. Cette fiche repose sur des articles de presse et une synthèse d’un cabinet d’avocats et n’est pas vérifiée. Un projet de règles pour les petits UAS (moins de 25 kg, sur le modèle de la Part 107, plafond de 60 m) a été publié en 2020. Après le début de la guerre en octobre 2023, les vols civils auraient été fortement restreints et conditionnés à une connexion UTM active. En octobre 2026, un arrêté de sécurité de six mois interdisant les drones commandés par fibre optique et par carte SIM a été signalé. Les travaux d’inspection doivent tenir compte des zones à accès restreint pour raisons de sécurité et de la coordination avec l’armée de l’air, et doivent être vérifiés au préalable auprès des autorités.
Brouillon (pas encore vérifié auprès des sources officielles)
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| Autorité | イスラエル民間航空局 (CAAI)、国防相（安全保障命令） / Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI); Minister of Defence (special security orders under the Aviation Law) |
| Cadre principal | The Aviation Law and regulations under it, administered by the CAAI. In October 2020 the CAAI published draft regulations for small UAS (under 25 kg), broadly modelled on US Part 107, with indoor-only operations and aircraft of 250 g or less outside the definition of 'drone'. Whether these were adopted, and in what form, was not checked (law-firm summary only; (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)). Security orders under the Aviation Law add wartime restrictions on top. |
| Immatriculation | The 2020 draft included drone registration requirements, but whether registration is in force today was not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Identification à distance | Industry reports from October 2023 say the CAAI ruled that no drone may fly anywhere in Israel without an active connection to a licensed UTM system. The CAAI has licensed UTM/U-space providers (for example High Lander/Vega). The ruling text was not seen (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Licence de télépilote | Commercial drone operations are understood to need both a CAAI operator licence and a pilot licence. The 2020 draft offered only a narrow exception for unlicensed pilots supervised by a licensed operator, and no foreign operators (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Catégories de risque | The 2020 draft covered drones under 25 kg in VLOS, with waivers for other operations. Current categories were not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| BVLOS | The 2020 draft did not provide for BVLOS beyond waiver-style licensing. National BVLOS and delivery programmes have run, but the general approval path was not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Nuit et survol de personnes | The 2020 draft required a safe distance from uninvolved people and would have allowed more night options than US Part 107. Current rules were not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Près des ouvrages | The 2020 draft proposed a 60 m AGL ceiling, with case-by-case permission up to 100 m. Extensive security-restricted areas and coordination with the Israeli Air Force apply. Details were not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Intérieur et confiné | The 2020 draft left indoor-only operations outside its definition of 'drone', but the current status was not checked (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Images et vie privée | Protection of Privacy Law, including Amendment 13 (in force 2025) (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
| Changements récents | October 2023: after the outbreak of war, civilian drone flights were heavily restricted and a UTM-connection requirement was reported (secondary sources only; (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22)). October 2026: Israel Hayom reported that the Defence Minister would sign a temporary six-month special security order under the Aviation Law, approved by the security cabinet after public comment. The order bans fiber-optic-controlled and SIM/cellular-controlled drones in Israeli-controlled airspace. Exempt are security agencies, ground-tethered fiber-optic drones, SIM-based drones approved by the CAA before the order, and cases approved by a review committee. Import restrictions and other new requirements are also reported. The order text was not seen (not verified against an official source, 2026-10-22) |
Sources
- Israel to ban fiber, SIM-controlled drones amid intelligence on plots to target senior officials (13 October 2026)Texte intégral lu
- Israel CAA rules out drone flights without active connection to a UTM system (20 October 2023)Texte intégral lu
- New Civilian Drone Regulations: Israel Moves One Step Closer to its Own Version of Part 107 (5 November 2020)Texte intégral lu
Sources vérifiées: 2026-10-22