7/20/15 – 7/26/15 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority has unveiled a public awareness campaign to familiarize drone hobbyists with drone regulations. Under the CAA’s rules, recreational drones must be …
7/6/15 – 7/12/15 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 Max Abrahms, an assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University and a term member at the Council on …
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 …
6/22/15 – 6/28/15 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 U.S. Air Force recently reduced the number of Combat Air Patrols flown by its various drone squadrons. This …
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 …
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 …
5/19/15 – 5/24/15 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 “Good Kill,” an IFC Films production, explores the use of drones by the U.S. military and issues related to …
By Alex Pasternack (@pasternack) A version of this story first appeared on Motherboard – VICE Ethan Hawke has this specific fear about the future. “I’ve often thought about this,” he says, leaning in. “Soon, there will be a movie starring Steve McQueen, soon computers will generate a new Steve McQueen—or …
By Dan Gettinger On Thursday, April 23, President Obama acknowledged that a CIA drone strike had accidentally killed an American and an Italian in northwest Pakistan in January. The two men, Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto, were aid workers who were captured by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and held …
4/13/15 – 4/19/15 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 Last week, the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons held a Meeting of Experts to discuss the ethical, …
Weekly Roundup 3/16/15 – 3/22/15 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 Grégoire Chamayou’s A Theory of the Drone offers a scathing critique of the use of military drones. …
By Dan Gettinger On February 17, the United States announced that it will loosen restrictions on the sale of armed drones to foreign nations. The policy, which was outlined in a statement by the Department of State, establishes new rules for the export of drones and makes it easier for …
