If it's America's agenda, it kinda goes without saying it's the UK's agenda, and
sooner than later it filters down to the UK's satellite nations like Australia.
Drones just seem so minuscule in World GOVCO (supposed) collaboration / world order sort of stuff, the mind kinda has trouble working out how / why all this drone reg stuff is happening NOW, probably within months of each other (UK, US, Australia), with licencing for hobbyists, new drone regs, fees, etc.
If I'm not mistaken, the UK is first off the line ?
I think their new structure is in place or very close.
The US is pretty much almost there, and Oz has it all on paper and going to introduce new rules in stages . . . I think we will get hobbyist stuff through into next year myself, after commercial protocols are put in place.
Anyway, only the responsible drone flyers will register their birds, get licensed, pay their fees, as usual the ones that want to fly how / where they want . . . unless there is actually some proactive policing, all drone laws are very reactive now, they wait until something happens then try and track down and punish the offender.
Not sure how this drone tech as in post 1 will be effective, they can't have one every 24km with an operator, waiting to zap the public like they do road speed cameras (can they ?).
I guess they can if the fines could pay for it.