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UK Drone Makers Shift Testing Abroad Amid Regulatory Delays

10/3/2025

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UK drone makers move testing abroad to Spain and Canada due to six months of UK paperwork.
Delays from Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) slow MGI Engineering and Marine AI.
In the past 20 months, MCA approved one uncrewed system. Experts say regulations are outdated, and Ministry of Defence (MoD) seeks improvements.

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Story summary

UK drone makers move testing abroad to Spain and Canada due to six months of UK paperwork.
Delays from Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) slow MGI Engineering and Marine AI.
In the past 20 months, MCA approved one uncrewed system. Experts say regulations are outdated, and Ministry of Defence (MoD) seeks improvements.