Conclusion

Drones are a long-established technology that is enjoying a major acceleration in popularity and political and financial interest.

In addition to military applications in armed intervention or intelligence, the number of recreational and professional civilian uses for drones is growing exponentially: agriculture, mapping, surveillance, civil engineering inspection...

The questions raised by the popularization of this technology are not left unanswered. Is it lawful – and fundamentally ethical – for machines remotely controlled by pilots thousands of kilometers away to sow death in countries that are not officially at war? How can we organize the insertion of drones of all shapes and sizes into airspace already heavily used by manned aircraft? Is it possible to safeguard the safety and privacy of the people overflown, and the financial interests...