It was the first law enforcement drone put to use in North Carolina, mimicking the very battlefield technology used to fire laser-guided missiles into camps of rebelling tribesmen in Afghanistan and to plot the area surrounding Osama Bin Laden’s compound in suburban Pakistan. In early 2006, the CyberBug drew national attention — and scorn — for its clandestine reconnaissance...
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Department has purchased a small drone aircraft for $14,000 to use in investigations and in search and rescue operations. Sheriff’s officers demonstrated the 4-foot-long, 9-pound vehicle Friday. The plane can stay airborne for an hour, fly at an altitude of 400 feet and send video and infrared images to ground controllers. “If we get the...
Using a Grand Forks Predator to help in a civil arrest may have opened up a can of worms for rule makers in the USA. Harley Geiger Policy Counsel from the Center for Democracy and Technology wrote to sUAS News to underline CDT’s position. Some sensible stuff here. As you are aware, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to issue...
This one caused a wry smile from Patrick and I, we have several FOIA’s in and yep they take ages to respond. Government Withholds Information on Drone Flight Authorizations San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), demanding data on certifications and authorizations the agency has issued for the...
Seems like the recent privacy concerns raised by ACLU and others may have given Yavapai County the jitters. Scott Orr The Daily Courier PRESCOTT – The unmanned aerial vehicle program approved by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in November is hung up on some technical issues, Board Chairman Tom Thurman said. At the board’s meeting Tuesday, two...
By: Kristen Daum, INFORUM FARGO – Law enforcement officials in the Fargo-Moorhead area said they haven’t used unmanned surveillance aircraft to search for wanted criminals, but they aren’t closing the door to the idea. North Dakota’s federal lawmakers said they also support it as an option when necessary under unique circumstances. But civil rights activists want strict standards put in...
NEW YORK – A report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union finds that protections must be put in place to guard Americans’ privacy from surveillance by unmanned aerial drones. Next month the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to propose new rules to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to gain permission to use drones in the...
MANASSAS, VA Aurora Flight Sciences was awarded a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO) to provide a specialized Skate® Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS), designed for autonomous operations in urban environments. The “Urban Beat Cop” (UBC) program will demonstrate the ability of an SUAS platform to perform missions typical to...
I expect we will be seeing lots more about this story. Just what have the Customs Predators been upto? From the Grand Forks Herald GRAND FORKS — The revelation that the Grand Forks SWAT Team not only used an unmanned aerial vehicle to make recent arrests, but also has used the aircraft in the past to perform similar reconnaissance...
Well the cat is out the bag, the US Police can call in Grand Forks Predators if they need help. The Daily Mail from the UK reports Meet the Brossarts, a North Dakota family deemed so dangerous that the local sheriff needed unleashed an unmanned Predator drone to help bring them in. The Brossart’s alleged crime? They wouldn’t...
