2/8/16 – 2/14/16 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 Last week, the Pentagon released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017. The budget includes nearly $4 billion …
By Arthur Holland Michel and Dan Gettinger 2015 was a very busy year in the drone world. The U.S. domestic commercial drone industry began to take shape, military drone exports grew significantly, the technology advanced in leaps and bounds, and certain public safety concerns became a hotly debated topic. We …
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 January, the New Jersey Legislature passed a drone regulation bill with an overwhelming majority, but Governor Chris Christie vetoed it. …
From everyone at the Center for the Study of the Drone, we wish you a Happy New Year. If you would like to receive the Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The United States government will send drones and other arms to Iraq …
If you would like to receive the Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone Alice Ross leads the Covert Drone War project at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which researches and compiles civilian casualty statistics from …
If you would like to receive the Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone On November 26, an Israeli mall and cinema complex was converted into a military and civilian drone trade fair. Our correspondent Andy …
At the Center for the Study of the Drone While aerial drones dominate the media spotlight, their lowly ground-based counterparts are quickly developing and proliferating around the world, with profound consequences for the future of warfighting. We explore the strange ecosystem of military Unmanned Ground Vehicles. News A drone strike …
If you would like to receive the Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone In the span of just over a week, two U.N. Special Rapporteurs, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch all released separate reports …
If you would like to receive the Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe below. News Documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the CIA has relied on signals intelligence collected by the National Security Agency to conduct drone strikes. The documents detail extensive cooperation between the two agencies. (Washington Post) …
To receive our roundup in your inbox, subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The state legislature in Texas passed a law that makes it illegal to take or possess photographs taken by drones under certain circumstances. While restricting use for citizens and journalists, The Texas Privacy Act grants …
To receive our roundup in your inbox, subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A drone strike is reported to have killed five people in Yemen, including al-Qaeda leader Qaeed al-Dhahab, commander of the Radaa district. (Al-Jazeera) Four militants were said to be killed in the first drone strike …
To receive our roundup in your inbox, subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Six financial giants in Britain are reconsidering their investment in British Telecom after the telecommunications company was accused of providing technical support for American drone strikes in Yemen. Reprieve, a human rights organization based in …
