photo from April 25 Earthquake in Nepal Obama to make new push to shift control of drones from CIA to Pentagon – April 27, 2015 Last week the United States Government admitted that a drone strike earlier this year in January was responsible for the deaths of two Western Al-Qaeda hostages, including American citizen […]
Drones fly over Final Four events, raising security concerns— 7 April 2015 According to Homeland Security, drones were spotted flying over crowds on at least three separate occasions during the Final Four events of March Madness. On one occasion, police spotted a drone flying over a packed crowd in White River State Park in Indianapolis, […]
Photo: Artist illustration of a medical delivery drone, courtesy of Yahoo! News Amazon tests delivery drones at secret Canada site after US frustration – 30 March 2015 Amazon has followed through on claims that it will move its drone testing operations outside of the United States, following frustration with the FAA in obtaining permits. Amazon […]
Drone Strike Reportedly Results in Death of Al-Qaida Leader in Yemen – April 14, 2015 Al-Qaida released a statement this past Tuesday, stating that one of its members, Ibrahim al-Rubaish, was killed in a drone strike in Yemen. Al-Rubaish was a leader of al-Qaida, and according to the Associated Press, was considered the “main idealogue […]
By Kristoffer Edlund FAA Streamlines UAS COAs for Section 333 – 24 March 2015 As of last Tuesday, the FAA’s latest interim policy grants blanket approval to some commercial unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations under 200 feet. Previously, each application for a commercial UAS flight was reviewed individually under the guidelines of Section 333 Exemption […]
Drones Will Make It Easier to Detect Unexploded Bombs in Laos – 16 March 2015 ArchAerial, an aerial imaging company, is planning on making a new drone that can help locate and map out unexploded bombs in former war zone areas. In the past, the Vietnam War has transformed Laos into a dangerous area with undetected explosives, […]
By Matthew Givens Mysterious Drone Sightings in Paris – 4 March 2015 Twelve different sightings of drones over Paris were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they may be part of some coordinated effort. Unauthorized flying of machines is strictly prohibited in France, the offense carrying upwards of an $85,000 fine. The French people are […]
By Ariel Herbert-Voss, Greyson Harness, and Nicolas Goller FAA Logos are property of the Federal Aviation Administration. Drones and satellite flyovers reveal details about lost civilizations – 14 February 2015 During the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, three researchers from the European Research Council discussed how advances in imaging technologies […]
by Connor Nelson, Anna Neibling, and Max Stocking Source: KAZ Vorpal via Flicker.com Drone Strike in Yemen Said to Kill Senior Quaeda Figure – 5 Feb 2015 Al Qaeda announced on Thursday that a United States drone strike in Yemen killed four members of the group, including a senior member named Harith al-Nadhari. Harith al-Nadhari […]
By: Jake Tschirhart, Marcus Foote, Robert PrestGard-Duke Auschwitz: Drone video of Nazi concentration camp / Aerial video of Auschwitz-Birkenau 1/26/15 – Precisely 70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by soviet troops, the BBC released haunting footage of the site as it appears today. The video quickly rose to claim the Most-Watched video on the […]