By Arthur Holland Michel As the February 27 deadline for Congress to approve an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security approaches, and the prospect of a last-minute deal becomes smaller, it is worth considering whether a DHS shutdown would affect the Customs and Border Protection drone program. The …
By Arthur Holland Michel In 1916, the 1st Aero Squadron of the U.S. Army crossed the U.S. border into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa. Their mission was to provide aerial reconnaissance for General Pershing’s cavalry force. It was the first time the United States used aircraft in support of …
March 9, 2020 – March 15, 2020 Public Safety Drones, 3rd Edition Since 2017 the Center for the Study of the Drone has been tracking the growing number of public safety agencies in the United States that own and operate drones. In the latest edition of the Public Safety Drones …
July 29, 2019 – August 4, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories Switzerland’s national postal service, Swiss Post, has suspended drone delivery operations indefinitely after two of its drones, developed by the U.S. …
July 8, 2019 – July 14, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories The Washington State Patrol has acquired a fleet of 111 drones and has trained more than 100 officers across the state …
July 1, 2019 – July 7, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories Libyan forces allied with Khalifa Haftar said that they destroyed a Turkish drone in an airstrike in Tripoli. In a statement, …
June 17, 2019 – June 23, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories Iran shot down a U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude surveillance drone with a surface-to-air missile over the Strait of …
May 20, 2019 – May 26, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to U.S. firms that drones manufactured in China may be relaying data …
April 8, 2019 – April 14, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority has granted Alphabet’s Project Wing permission to begin limited commercial drone deliveries. Project Wing has …
March 18, 2019 – March 24, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the CSD Over the past decade court cases, lawsuits, and freedom of information requests have played a significant role in revealing and …
January 7, 2018 – January 13, 2019 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories A Houthi drone attack during a military parade at a base in southern Yemen killed five Yemeni soldiers and injured more …
June 4, 2018 – June 10, 2018 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. Top Stories The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority is implementing a system for tracking civilian drones in its airspace by requiring all drones to carry …
