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Post by watchful on Aug 14, 2013 7:14:24 GMT -5
While we worry about them being used as spy planes perhaps we need to see them also as cheaper mail, better Search and rescue response in poorer counties. Fedex will most likely use them instead of their aging fleet of jets. True they will use them for speed control on the Interstates, but one can also pick up a donor heart in Texas and fly directly to Massatuchets with no stops for passengers and mail in time to save a life. I love my Samsung TV even though I know that unless I unplug it from the Internet some hacker can watch me pick my ass and scratch my balls. The technology is not the problem the men and women useing it are.
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Post by avordvet on Dec 4, 2013 15:51:17 GMT -5
Karma and the Law of Unintended Consequences... Hacker Develops Super-Drone to Hack, Hijack Other Dronesby Elizabeth Sheld 4 Dec 2013, 2:38 AM PDT From the What Could Go Wrong file, "serial hacker" Samy Kamkar has developed the hardware and software instructions to build a drone that "seeks out other drones in the air, hacks them, and turns them into conscripted army of unmanned vehicles under the attacker's control." www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/12/04/Hacker-Develops-Super-Drone-to-Hack-Hijack-Other-Drones
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Post by avordvet on Jan 5, 2014 18:22:54 GMT -5
US military report predicts drone swarms, highly autonomous UAVsPublished time: January 03, 2014 23:07, Edited time: January 05, 2014 16:00 The US military hopes that drones will be capable of changing their own missions, altering course without a human command, and buzzing through the skies in coordinated groups within the next 25 years, according to a new Defense Department report. rt.com/usa/drones-own-decisions-soon-156/
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Post by avordvet on Apr 5, 2014 7:18:10 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Apr 5, 2014 7:19:59 GMT -5
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Obama administration over drone strikesPublished April 04, 2014, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an Al Qaeda cleric. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer said the case raises serious constitutional issues and is not easy to answer, but that "on these facts and under this circuit's precedent," the court will grant the Obama administration's request. The suit was against then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, then-CIA Director David Petraeus and two commanders in the military's Special Operations forces. www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/04/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-obama-administration-over-drone-strikes/?intcmp=latestnews
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Post by avordvet on Apr 10, 2014 5:02:07 GMT -5
Prepare for drones that ‘perch’ on power lines to recharge, never have to land
By Douglas Ernst, The Washington Times, Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Imagine a world where drones never have to touch the ground after takeoff. That’s what MIT PhD. candidate Joseph Moore did, and now he’s on the cusp of creating a drone that can “perch” on power lines just like birds to recharge its batteries. Mr. Moore gave Business Insider a demonstration of the technology he’s perfecting by using a glider as proof of concept. www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/9/prepare-drones-perch-power-lines-recharge-never-ha/
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Post by avordvet on Apr 29, 2014 15:38:15 GMT -5
EU, Asia to Spend Big on Drones to Catch Up With US
Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 07:20 AM, By Elliot Jager The United States will continue to be the largest user and main provider of unmanned aerial vehicles in the coming decade, The Washington Times reported. European and Asian countries are under domestic business pressure to catch up. As they do, the percentage of European spending on drone development will increase relative to that of the United States, according to a study by Forecast International, which consults for the aerospace and defense industries, the Times reported. The United States will spend roughly $11 billion on research and development out of a projected $28.7 billion in worldwide investment over the next 10 years, the study estimated, according to the Times. www.newsmaxworld.com/Newsfront/drones-EU-Asia-United-States/2014/04/29/id/568295/
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Post by avordvet on Apr 30, 2014 16:21:45 GMT -5
Senate Abandons Plan to Force Transparency on White House’s Drone UseApr. 29, 2014 8:00pm Becket Adams The U.S. Senate on Monday killed a measure that would have forced the Obama administration to provide the public with information each year on the number of persons killed or injured overseas in targeted strikes. Congress’ decision to abandon the measure, which would have been included in a larger intelligence bill, marks the latest in the federal government’s longstanding tradition of keeping information regarding targeted strikes, which are typically carried out by unmanned drones, from the public eye. www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/29/senate-abandons-plan-to-force-transparency-on-white-houses-drone-use/
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Post by avordvet on May 6, 2014 18:34:35 GMT -5
Pandora's box and the law of unintended consequences... Every Country Will Have Armed Drones Within Ten YearsPatrick Tucker, May 06 2014 4:32 PM ET Virtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next ten years. Armed aerial drones will be used for targeted killings, terrorism and the government suppression of civil unrest. What’s worse, say experts, it’s too late for the United States to do anything about it. After the past decade’s explosive growth, it may seem that the U.S. is the only country with missile-carrying drones. In fact, the U.S. is losing interest in further developing armed drone technology. The military plans to spend $2.4 billion on unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, in 2015. That’s down considerably from the $5.7 billion that the military requested in the 2013 budget. Other countries, conversely, have shown growing interest in making unmanned robot technology as deadly as possible. Only a handful of countries have armed flying drones today, including the U.S., United Kingdom, Israel, China and (possibly) Iran, Pakistan and Russia. Other countries want them, including South Africa and India. So far, 23 countries have developed or are developing armed drones, according to a recent report from the RAND organization. It’s only a matter of time before the lethal technology spreads, several experts say. www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/05/every-country-will-have-armed-drones-within-ten-years/83878/?oref=d-skybox
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Post by avordvet on May 18, 2014 11:16:17 GMT -5
NASA Predator Tests Seek to Show Drones No Threat to PlanesSaturday, 17 May 2014 03:05 PM The Predator drone, known for its stealthy strikes on terrorists, will begin flight tests early next year to prove large unmanned aircraft are safe while operating amid commercial planes. Researchers will be studying so-called sense-and-avoid technology, designed to alert the drone’s remote pilot to nearby aircraft, according to Chuck Johnson, senior adviser for unmanned and autonomous systems at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. www.newsmax.com/SciTech/predator-drone-test-planes/2014/05/17/id/571908/In related news:New Urgency for Tighter Drone Rules After Near CrashBy Damon Poeter, May 12, 2014 03:31pm EST The FAA wants new rules governing unmanned aircraft after a recent near-collision between a drone and a commercial airliner. www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457929,00.asp St. Louis Drone CrashBY isandler, Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 01:34 PM Is the Remote Control Pilot in Trouble? May be not… St. Louis, MO (May 12, 2014) -- Interestingly, the unknown remote control drone pilot who crashed their drone into downtown St. Louis’s tallest office building on May 5, 2014 may have legal protections and be able to avoid FAA fines yet would be responsible for any property damage. interact.stltoday.com/pr/local-news/PR051214013417026U.S. Military Drone Crashes Near Elementary School in PennsylvaniaBy Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Apr 04, 2014 A 375-pound U.S. military drone crashed near a Pennsylvania elementary school on Thursday afternoon. After losing power in flight, the drone experienced a "hard landing" near the Lickdale Elementary School outside of Harrisburg, Pa. — and was then run over by a car, according to local news reports. mashable.com/2014/04/04/drone-crashes-elementary-school/ Drone crash at Tyndall; U.S. 98 to be closed until mid-day ThursdayPublished: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 09:53 AM. TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — A 30,000 pound QF-4 drone crashed at the end of a runway during take-off at Wednesday morning. www.newsherald.com/news/crime-public-safety/drone-crash-at-tyndall-u-s-98-to-be-closed-until-mid-day-thursday-1.173327Navy drone crashes in MarylandFrom Chris Lawrence, CNN, updated 6:51 PM EDT, Mon June 11, 2012 Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. Navy drone crashed Monday in a marsh near Salisbury, Maryland. The RQ-4A Global Hawk drone crashed during a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, according to Jamie Cosgrove, a spokeswoman for the Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Program at the base. www.cnn.com/2012/06/11/us/maryland-drone-crash/index.html
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Post by avordvet on Jun 6, 2014 4:56:58 GMT -5
Why shouldn't 'Law Enforcement' and especially the LAPD have access to these devices? Because the average citizen and/or 'private' company isn't known for weaponizing drones or using them them to violate the constitutional rights of 'targets', and if they do they can be sued into oblivion... unlike rouge 'Law Enforcement' Departments (and the LAPD through their past actions, has shown a propensity to violate the law repeatedly and without consequence) LAPD Moves Closer To Testing Aerial Drones For ‘Tactical Events’June 5, 2014 1:40 PM “When retailers start talking about using them to deliver packages, we would be silly not to at least have a discussion of whether we want to use them in law enforcement,” Beck said. Last December, private companies such as UPS and Amazon announced they would begin flight-testing drones to possibly use them for deliveries. The department plans to work closely with the American Civil Liberties Union to ensure the drones would not infringe on individual privacy rights, Beck said. losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/05/lapd-moves-closer-to-testing-aerial-drones-for-tactical-events/
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Post by avordvet on Jun 20, 2014 13:21:48 GMT -5
When drones fall from the skyWritten by Craig Whitlock, Published on June 20, 2014 More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, a record of calamity that exposes the potential dangers of throwing open American skies to drone traffic, according to a year-long Washington Post investigation. Since the outbreak of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, military drones have malfunctioned in myriad ways, plummeting from the sky because of mechanical breakdowns, human error, bad weather and other reasons, according to more than 50,000 pages of accident investigation reports and other records obtained by The Post under the Freedom of Information Act. www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/06/20/when-drones-fall-from-the-sky/
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Post by avordvet on Jul 24, 2014 5:45:36 GMT -5
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Post by avordvet on Sept 2, 2014 15:05:31 GMT -5
NASA developing automatic traffic management system for dronesBy Trevor Mogg, Published September 02, 2014 Instead of air traffic controllers communicating with drone operators, NASA’s system will be entirely computer-based, using carefully designed algorithms to automatically control flights. The system could be implemented as early as next year, with applications including crop monitoring expected. www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/09/02/nasa-developing-automatic-traffic-management-system-for-drones/?intcmp=features
Pentagon’s experimental Phantom Swift X-Plane contract secured by BoeingBy Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Tuesday, September 2, 2014 The Pentagon wants a plane that can attain incredibly fast speeds while also possessing the ability to hover. The experimental Phantom Swift X-Plane will fulfill that role, and now Boeing has secured a $9 million to continue work it started roughly one year ago. The idea for the aircraft, which resulted from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) VTOL X-Plane competition in 2013, will eventually be powered by an all-electric drive and measure 13 meters nose to tail and 15 meters from wingtip to wingtip, the military blog Defense Tech reported Aug. 28. The finished product is also expected to weight between 10,000 to 12,000 pounds. www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/2/pentagons-experimental-phantom-swift-x-plane-contr/
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Post by avordvet on Sept 17, 2014 4:16:55 GMT -5
Los Angeles police try to reassure public on newly acquired dronesBy Steve Gorman 16 Sept 2014 The drones were given to Los Angeles free of charge earlier this summer, though they are to be kept in federal possession until the LAPD devised protocols for their use. Controversy flared anew last Friday, when the drones were physically turned over to the city, prompting an outcry from opponents who said the move was premature and sowed mistrust. news.yahoo.com/los-angeles-police-try-reassure-public-newly-acquired-222310538.html
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Post by avordvet on Jun 1, 2015 5:33:10 GMT -5
Police chiefs group offers drone-use policyModel law enforcement drone guidelines: No weapons, limit deployment, keep them in operator's sightBy Pauline Repard6:42 p.m.May 20, 2015 SAN DIEGO — Police agencies across the nation are increasingly using drones to improve public safety, but need clear operations policies and limits to win public trust, experts said at a law enforcement conference in San Diego. To that end, a model policy on use of drones – or “small unmanned aircraft systems” – was rolled out Wednesday by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/may/20/drones-unmanned-aircraft-iacp-law-enforcement/
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Post by avordvet on Sept 24, 2015 4:13:50 GMT -5
Drones Armed With High-Energy Lasers May Arrive In 2017Predator maker looks beyond Hellfire missiles to the weapons of the future.September 23, 2015, By Patrick Tucker General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., or GA-ASI, the San Diego-based company that makes the Predator and Reaper drones, is undertaking a privately funded study to integrate a 150-kilowatt solid-state laser onto its Avenger (née Predator-C) drone. If the company succeeds, a drone with a high-energy laser will be a reality at some point in 2017, company executives told Defense One. www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/09/drones-armed-high-energy-lasers-may-arrive-2017/121583/?oref=d-river
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