Remote ID modules: the authority's rule and list decide, not the box.

Which jurisdictions require Remote ID, and from when

Status on 30 October 2026, as each authority's material read for this site states it. Each row is one jurisdiction; none applies in another.

United States: one route of three

What this rests on: faa.gov could not be opened. The rules below come from the Federal Register, the Cornell LII copy of the CFR, FAA talking points of 1 July 2024 published on FAASafety.gov, and, where marked, a third-party copy of the codified text.

Part 89 was published as a final rule on 15 January 2021. Its effective date is reported two ways: 16 March 2021 in the Federal Register text, and 21 April 2021 in a trade report seen only as a search summary. Under 14 CFR 89.105, since 16 September 2023 no one may fly an unmanned aircraft in US airspace unless the flight meets 89.110 or 89.115, except as the FAA authorises or under 89.120. The FAA's talking points say the rule covers every drone flown under Part 107 and drones over 0.55 lb flown for fun under Section 44809, and describe three ways to comply:

• A standard Remote ID drone (89.110, read from a third-party copy of the codified text).
• A broadcast module (89.115(a), LII): the module must meet 89.320 and be listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance, and be tied to the aircraft's registration. It broadcasts from take-off to shutdown, the person at the controls must be able to see the aircraft at all times, and if the broadcast fails the aircraft must land as soon as practicable.
• An FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) (89.115(b), LII): an aircraft without Remote ID may fly only if it and the person at the controls stay inside the FRIA for the whole flight, with the aircraft in sight. The FAA says only FAA-recognised community-based organisations and educational institutions may request one.

Whose list decides: the FAA says only producers of standard Remote ID drones or broadcast modules may submit a declaration of compliance, and that it had accepted over 300 by June 2024. Rule 89.115(a) turns on the FAA-accepted declaration, not on a seller's description. Registrations must be updated with the module's Remote ID serial number.

Home-built drones: 89.501(c), read from a third-party copy of the codified text (the official eCFR could not be opened), exempts home-built aircraft from the design and production rules. The Federal Register preamble says they remain under the operating rules, so they fly with a broadcast module or in a FRIA.

Racing: the FAA's July 2024 talking points name drone racing organisations as an example of operators that may ask the FAA for authorisation to deviate from the operating rules. The FAA used enforcement discretion for operator noncompliance on or before 16 March 2024 (Federal Register document 2023-20074). No later FAA statement could be read.

United Kingdom: dates by class

The CAA's Remote ID pages give 1 January 2026 for UK1, UK2 and UK3 class drones, with UK5 and UK6 not applicable in the Open category and required from that date in the Specific category. From 1 January 2028 Direct Remote ID applies to UK0 drones of 100 g or more with a camera, model aircraft such as UK4 unless exempted, privately built drones of 100 g or more with a camera, and legacy drones of 100 g or more with a camera; the CAA says it will then be required for all drone and model operations unless the operator holds a CAA exemption. CAP2320 (March 2026, p.43) says the operator must add their Remote ID and switch the function on before flying a UK1, UK2 or UK3 aircraft. The CAA material read does not say what equipment a privately built aircraft will use to meet the 2028 date.

European Union: the declaration and EASA's list

EASA's publication of 20 December 2023 says that from 1 January 2024 drones with C1, C2 and C3 class marks, and Specific-category flights below 120 m, must fly with active, updated remote identification, and that a compliant module can be bought and attached where it is not built in. EASA recommends remote ID for legacy drones unless they weigh under 250 g. Spain's aviation safety agency, AESA (21 May 2026), says add-on modules are marketed with an EU Declaration of Conformity and that EASA publishes a list of them, but that AESA does not verify their compliance and the declaration is the manufacturer's responsibility. Germany's transport ministry lists the requirement for C1, C2 and C3; a search summary attributes a list adding C5 and C6 to EASA, which is unconfirmed. No EASA statement was found on whether a privately built drone flown in the Open category must carry remote ID.

Canada and Australia: a proposal and a consultation

Transport Canada's summary of NPA 2026-005 (14 August 2026) describes a proposal for Remote ID on drones from 250 g up to 150 kg, explicitly including FPV drones and model aircraft, with legacy and home-built drones retrofitting a device such as a broadcast module, and full implementation for pilots anticipated in 2030. It is at the proposal stage only; no final rule was found. In Australia, search summaries show only a consultation on a discussion paper; no rule or start date was found on an official page.

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