diff --git a/tests/test_drone_remote_id.py b/tests/test_drone_remote_id.py
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+# tests/test_drone_remote_id.py
+import queue
+import struct
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from utils.drone.remote_id import RemoteIDScanner, _parse_ble_remote_id, _parse_wifi_remote_id
+
+
+def _make_location_payload(lat=51.5, lon=-0.1, alt=50.0, speed=5.0, heading=90.0) -> bytes:
+    """Craft a minimal ASTM F3411 Location message (message type 0x01)."""
+    msg_type = 0x01
+    status = 0x00
+    lat_enc = int(lat * 1e7)
+    lon_enc = int(lon * 1e7)
+    alt_enc = int((alt + 1000) / 0.5)
+    speed_enc = int(speed / 0.25)
+    heading_enc = int(heading / 0.01)
+    return struct.pack("<BBiiHBH", msg_type, status, lat_enc, lon_enc, alt_enc, speed_enc, heading_enc)
+
+
+def _make_basic_id_payload(serial="SN-TESTSERIAL") -> bytes:
+    msg_type = 0x00
+    id_type = 0x01
+    serial_bytes = serial.encode("ascii").ljust(20, b"\x00")[:20]
+    return bytes([msg_type, id_type]) + serial_bytes
+
+
+def _make_ble_adv_with_remote_id(payload: bytes) -> bytes:
+    uuid_bytes = b"\xfa\xff"
+    service_data_type = 0x16
+    length = len(uuid_bytes) + len(payload) + 1
+    return bytes([length, service_data_type]) + uuid_bytes + payload
+
+
+def test_parse_ble_location_returns_observation():
+    payload = _make_location_payload(lat=51.5, lon=-0.1, alt=50.0, speed=5.0, heading=90.0)
+    adv = _make_ble_adv_with_remote_id(payload)
+    obs = _parse_ble_remote_id(adv)
+    assert obs is not None
+    assert obs.source == "BLE"
+    assert abs(obs.lat - 51.5) < 0.0001
+    assert abs(obs.lon - (-0.1)) < 0.0001
+    assert abs(obs.altitude_m - 50.0) < 1.0
+    assert abs(obs.speed_ms - 5.0) < 0.5
+
+
+def test_parse_ble_no_uuid_returns_none():
+    obs = _parse_ble_remote_id(b"\x00\x01\x02\x03")
+    assert obs is None
+
+
+def test_parse_ble_too_short_returns_none():
+    adv = _make_ble_adv_with_remote_id(b"\x01\x00")
+    obs = _parse_ble_remote_id(adv)
+    assert obs is None
+
+
+def test_parse_wifi_remote_id_returns_observation():
+    payload = _make_location_payload(lat=52.0, lon=0.5)
+    obs = _parse_wifi_remote_id(payload)
+    assert obs is not None
+    assert obs.source == "WIFI"
+    assert abs(obs.lat - 52.0) < 0.0001
+
+
+def test_parse_wifi_non_location_returns_none():
+    payload = _make_basic_id_payload()
+    obs = _parse_wifi_remote_id(payload)
+    assert obs is None
+
+
+def test_scanner_start_stop():
+    q = queue.Queue()
+    scanner = RemoteIDScanner(output_queue=q)
+    with (
+        patch("utils.drone.remote_id.SCAPY_AVAILABLE", True),
+        patch("utils.drone.remote_id.AsyncSniffer") as mock_sniffer,
+    ):
+        mock_sniffer.return_value = MagicMock()
+        scanner.start(wifi_iface="wlan0mon")
+        assert scanner.running
+        scanner.stop()
+        assert not scanner.running
+
+
+def test_scanner_start_without_scapy_still_works():
+    q = queue.Queue()
+    scanner = RemoteIDScanner(output_queue=q)
+    with patch("utils.drone.remote_id.SCAPY_AVAILABLE", False):
+        scanner.start(wifi_iface=None)
+        assert scanner.running
+        scanner.stop()
diff --git a/utils/drone/remote_id.py b/utils/drone/remote_id.py
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+# utils/drone/remote_id.py
+"""Remote ID scanner — WiFi beacon + BLE advertisement parsing (ASTM F3411)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import contextlib
+import logging
+import queue
+import struct
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from .models import RemoteIDObservation
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("intercept.drone.remote_id")
+
+_REMOTE_ID_UUID_LE = b"\xfa\xff"
+_LOCATION_MSG_TYPE = 0x01
+_MIN_LOCATION_PAYLOAD = 15
+
+try:
+    from scapy.all import AsyncSniffer, Dot11Beacon, Dot11Elt
+
+    SCAPY_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    SCAPY_AVAILABLE = False
+    AsyncSniffer = None
+    Dot11Beacon = Dot11Elt = None
+
+
+def _parse_ble_remote_id(adv_data: bytes) -> RemoteIDObservation | None:
+    """Parse a BLE advertisement containing an ASTM F3411 Remote ID payload."""
+    idx = adv_data.find(_REMOTE_ID_UUID_LE)
+    if idx < 0:
+        return None
+    payload = adv_data[idx + 2 :]
+    return _parse_wifi_remote_id(payload, source="BLE")
+
+
+def _parse_wifi_remote_id(payload: bytes, source: str = "WIFI") -> RemoteIDObservation | None:
+    """Parse raw ASTM F3411 Location payload bytes into a RemoteIDObservation."""
+    if not payload or len(payload) < 2:
+        return None
+    msg_type = payload[0] & 0x0F
+    if msg_type != _LOCATION_MSG_TYPE:
+        return None
+    if len(payload) < _MIN_LOCATION_PAYLOAD:
+        return None
+    try:
+        lat_enc, lon_enc = struct.unpack_from("<ii", payload, 2)
+        alt_enc = struct.unpack_from("<H", payload, 10)[0]
+        speed_enc = struct.unpack_from("<B", payload, 12)[0]
+        heading_enc = struct.unpack_from("<H", payload, 13)[0]
+    except struct.error:
+        return None
+
+    lat = lat_enc * 1e-7
+    lon = lon_enc * 1e-7
+    alt = alt_enc * 0.5 - 1000.0
+    speed = speed_enc * 0.25
+    heading = heading_enc * 0.01
+
+    if not (-90.0 <= lat <= 90.0) or not (-180.0 <= lon <= 180.0):
+        return None
+
+    return RemoteIDObservation(
+        source=source,
+        serial_number="",
+        operator_id="",
+        lat=lat,
+        lon=lon,
+        altitude_m=alt,
+        speed_ms=speed,
+        heading=heading,
+        timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+    )
+
+
+class RemoteIDScanner:
+    def __init__(self, output_queue: queue.Queue) -> None:
+        self._queue = output_queue
+        self._sniffer = None
+        self._running = False
+
+    @property
+    def running(self) -> bool:
+        return self._running
+
+    def _on_wifi_packet(self, pkt) -> None:
+        if not (Dot11Beacon and pkt.haslayer(Dot11Beacon)):
+            return
+        elt = pkt.getlayer(Dot11Elt)
+        while elt:
+            if elt.ID == 221 and elt.info:
+                obs = _parse_wifi_remote_id(elt.info)
+                if obs:
+                    with contextlib.suppress(queue.Full):
+                        self._queue.put_nowait(obs)
+            elt = elt.payload if hasattr(elt, "payload") and isinstance(elt.payload, Dot11Elt) else None
+
+    def start(self, wifi_iface: str | None = None) -> None:
+        self._running = True
+        if SCAPY_AVAILABLE and wifi_iface:
+            try:
+                self._sniffer = AsyncSniffer(
+                    iface=wifi_iface,
+                    filter="type mgt subtype beacon",
+                    prn=self._on_wifi_packet,
+                    store=False,
+                )
+                self._sniffer.start()
+                logger.info("WiFi Remote ID sniffer started on %s", wifi_iface)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.warning("WiFi Remote ID sniffer failed to start: %s", exc)
+        else:
+            logger.info("WiFi Remote ID unavailable (scapy=%s, iface=%s)", SCAPY_AVAILABLE, wifi_iface)
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self._running = False
+        if self._sniffer:
+            with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+                self._sniffer.stop()
+            self._sniffer = None