At Drone Conference, Bots That Bop
• http://www.popsci.com, Kelsey AthertonThe latest in remotely piloted dance moves from the UAV industry's biggest event.
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Parrot Drone Controlled by Smartphone
• Next News NetworkA new drone is able to take high-definition photographs and videos with a 180-degree field of view as it flies. This allows an extremely wide field of view. The Bebop drone, designed by Parrot, can be controlled from a smartphone. The 14-megapixe
Technology news is full of incremental developments, but few of them are true milestones.
• http://www.technologyreview.comTechnology news is full of incremental developments, but few of them are true milestones.
Drones Banned From Yosemite
• Next News NetworkYosemite National Park is announcing that drones are being banned from the area, citing multiple concerns, including safety. Visitors to the national park are using the unmanned aerial vehicles to film wildlife and rock climbers. Many have posted
Drone war: Remote and personal
• ."There's this giant flash, and all of a sudden there's no person there." Bryant says he asked the pilot: "Did that look like a child to you?" The message came back from another intelligence analyst: "Per the review, it's a dog."
Parrot introduces Bebop Drone and joystick-totin' Skycontroller
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthFans of Parrot's AR.Drone quadcopter have been anticipating the arrival of the AR.Drone 3.0 for the past couple of years, but it now looks like the next major addition to the French company's fleet is going to take the form of a little something know
US military begins research into moral, ethical robots, to stave off Skynet-like apocalypse
• www.extremetech.comYes, the US DoD is trying to get out in front of Skynet before it takes over the world. How very sensible.
Iran says it has copied US drone
• AFPIran said on it has succeeded in copying a US drone it captured in December 2011, with state television broadcasting images apparently showing the replicated aircraft. Tehran captured the US RQ-170 Sentinel in 2011 while it was in its airspace
Pentagon: No drones to help Nigerian girls, but U.S. State Dept. will provide experts
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Maggie YbarraThe U.S. military does not plan to use high-tech unmanned aircraft to assist the Nigerian government as it attempts to recover hundreds of missing girls that were abducted by a militant Islamist group during a boarding school raid, a Pentagon officia
Obama Federal Appeals Court Nominee Made Case In Favor of Killing Americans With Drone Strikes
• usbacklash.orgObama’s nominee for a federal appeals court, David Barron, wrote memos in favor of a legal foundation for a large-scale killing program, which included killing American citizens, including a 16-year old boy, with drone strikes.
The Fight for Domestic News Drones
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Lucy SteigerwaldOn Tuesday, more than a dozen notable news organizations including The New York Times Company, Scipps Media, Hearst, and the National Press Club filed a brief with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) over the ban on commercial, news-gathe
UPS Just Delivered a $400,000 Drone to Some Dude by Mistake
• gizmodoApparently, the rather expensive piece of federal property had been in storage "for a while" before landing at its new (probably extremely temporary at this point) home. And the really weird thing is, even after being informed of the error, UPS was m
Every Country Will Have Armed Drones Within Ten Years
• defenseone.comVirtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next ten years.
Every Country Will Have Armed Drones Within Ten Years
• Defense OneVirtually 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 wo
Drone ban at Yosemite appears legally questionable
• ars technicaThe National Park Service announced it was barring drones from Yosemite, citing as reasons everything from wilderness protection to climbers' safety. But the cited legal basis for the regulation doesn't even apply to drones.
The Drone War's Secrets and Lies
• http://reason.com, Steve ChapmanIf our government thinks it is justified in killing people, it shouldn't act like it has something to hide.
This Drone Video Of Whales Swimming Is Mesmerizing
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Karyne LevyIt's like whale-watching, but from the comfort of your own home.
Chinese Drones Soon Flying Over Saudi Arabia
• popsci.comOn April 19, 2104, Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz meet with People's Liberation Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. General Wang Guanzhong to sign a contract for an unspecified amount of Pterodactyl unmanned aerial systems ( aka drones).
“The Most Transparent Administration In History”: Obama Administration Quietly Strips Bill
• Jonathan TurleyThere is yet another victory for the national security state under President Obama. The Obama Administration has succeeded, with the help of Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, in quietly removing a provision that would seem unobjec
Introducing the new Arcturus JUMP™ Fixed Wing VTOL UAV
• http://www.arcturus-uav.comArcturus UAV unveils JUMP™, a vertical takeoff and landing system for our T-20 and T-16 fixed wing UAVs.
Agricultural Drones
• Technologyreview.comRelatively cheap drones with advanced sensors and imaging capabilities are giving farmers new ways to increase yields and reduce crop damage.
Court orders U.S. to release memo on drones, al-Awlaki killing
• ReutersA federal appeals court ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over key portions of a memorandum justifying the government's targeted killing of people linked to terrorism, including Americans.
US unleashes three days of drone strikes on Yemen, 55 killed
• Strategic Culture FoundationDozens are reportedly dead in Yemen, including at least three civilians, as the result of a series of drone strikes that started in the southern part of the country on Saturday and is alleged to still be occurring two days later.
Dassault achieves world's first formation flight of combat drone and manned aircraft
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyDassault Aviation announced that last month it came a step closer to making science fiction reality when it conducted a formation flight of the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with a Rafale fighter and a Falcon 7X business jet.
US Judge Rules DoJ Must Release Drone Killing Rationale Documents
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenIn yet another surprising 'loss' for the current administration, RT reports a three-judge 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling that would have allowed the federal government to keep the rationale behind drone killings classified.
U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills New Zealander and Australian
• Indian DefenceA U.S. drone strike has killed a New Zealander and Australian in Yemen reported Al Jazeera on April 16, 2014. It has been confirmed that a citizen from each country has been killed in U.S. strikes in Yemen.
U.S. assassination drone kills nearly 20 Yemenis
• TehranTimesA U.S. killer drone carried out an attack in the Yemeni province of Baida, killing nearly 20 people on the ground.
At Least 55 Killed in Two Days of US Drone Strikes in Yemen
• antiwar.comMost 'Suspects' But Some Confirmed Civilian Deaths
DARPA producing sea-floor pods that can release attack drones on command
• http://rt.comThe Pentagon’s research arm, DARPA, is developing robot pods that can sit at the bottom of the ocean for long stretches of time, waiting to release airborne and water-based drones to the surface upon an attack command.
Death From Above: How American Drone Strikes Are Devastating Yemen
• Rolling StoneThe people of Yemen can hear destruction before it arrives. In cities, towns and villages across this country, which hangs off the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, the air buzzes with the sound of American drones flying overhead.
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