3/30/15 – 4/5/15 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone The National Air and Space Museum recently took possession of a rather special drone: the Center for the Study …
By Arthur Holland Michel On Thursday March 19, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, home to such iconic aircraft as the Enola Gay, the Spirit of St. Louis, the SR-71 Blackbird (which travelled from Los Angeles to its final home in D.C. in 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 20 …
3/23/15 – 3/30/15 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone In a lengthy cover story for The Atlantic, James Fallows offers a sweeping appraisal of the current state of …
By Dan Gettinger In January, a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone crashed on the White House lawn. The operator had apparently lost control of the drone while he was flying it outside his apartment window in Washington D.C. For some, this was proof that cheap, small drones such as the Phantom …
By Arthur Holland Michel Last Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled a draft set of rules for the non-recreational use of drones in domestic U.S. airspace. The FAA recognizes that its proposed rules are not perfect, and that they could be greatly improved with a little help of the public. …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone The proliferation of drone technology has been accompanied by a vibrant movement of artists who make about about drones, or with them. …
We are pleased to mark the 100th edition of our Weekly Roundup of drone news, commentary and analysis, art, and technology. We sent out the first Roundup almost two years ago to a group of Bard students who were taking our first drone studies class, a human rights seminar. Today, …
Michael Toscano, known to most people in the drone industry simply as “Mike,” is the outgoing President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, the world’s largest trade association for unmanned systems. Founded in 1972, AUVSI represents 600 companies from over 60 countries. Toscano, who …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone As the drone industry grows and becomes more complex, it is both more important and more difficult than ever to keep track …
Industry Intel is a collection of business and finance related drone news stories. On the Horizon A coalition of 10 news media organizations has entered into an agreement with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to test drones for journalism. The group, which includes the New York Times and Associated …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed in a statement that it had carried out an airstrike in Somalia, killing Abdishakur, the chief of intelligence for al-Shabab. The strike, which is …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone The debate around Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, sometimes referred to as “killer robots,” is heating up on the international stage. But what …
