September 24, 2018 – September 30, 2018 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 2012, anticipating an explosion in the use of unmanned aircraft in U.S. skies, Congress …
September 17, 2018 – September 23, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories U.S. drone software firm Airware has ceased operations. The San Francisco-based company, which was founded in 2011, specialized in autopilot and data …
June 19, 2017 – June 25, 2017 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 an interview with Robotics Tomorrow, Center for the Study of the Drone Co-Director Arthur Holland …
4/18/16 – 4/24/16 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 recently released movie Eye in the Sky offers a sobering portrait of contemporary counterterrorism operations. In an …
2/1/16 – 2/7/16 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 Today the Center for the Study of the Drone updated its database of companies and individuals that are allowed …
6/29/15 – 7/5/15 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 Until the FAA implements comprehensive regulations for the commercial use of unmanned aircraft in U.S. skies, the only companies …
By Dan Gettinger Earlier this year, despite increasing demand for U.S. drones over Iraq and Syria, the Air Force decided to cut the number of drone missions it flies every day. The move is in response to growing concerns within the military and without that Air Force drone missions are …
6/8/15 – 6/15/15 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 Pentagon’s 1033 program, which transfers excess military equipment to domestic law enforcement, has resulted in the proliferation of unmanned …
By Dan Gettinger On the afternoon of Monday, June 8, 2015, U.S. senators returning from the weekend will tackle the growing conflagration over defense spending. The Senate will resume debate on H.R.1735, the bill authorizing defense spending for Fiscal Year 2016 that was passed by the House of Representatives on …
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 …
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 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has been flying a fleet of Predator B drones over U.S. borders since 2006. The program …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of former Department of Justice official David Barron to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Barron’s appointment …
