Douglas Quan, Postmedia News The RCMP are planning to expand their fleet of remote-controlled “eyes in the sky,” and for the first time, they’re looking south of the border to a company that has been a major supplier of unmanned…
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Tactical Electronics selected for sUAS Demonstrations
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BROKEN ARROW, OK – Tactical Electronics, supplier of the RAPTR UAV has been selected to participate in the upcoming sUAS demonstrations for the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) project. As stated in the Privacy Impact Assessment for the RAPS…
Many Lawmakers Busy Drafting Drone Measures
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DAVE KOLPACK SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A freshman lawmaker from North Dakota is one of numerous state legislators around the country suggesting regulations to limit the use of unmanned planes for law enforcement, an effort that’s gaining bipartisan…
Senator introduces bill to restrict Police UAS in Florida
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By Frank Cerabino Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Florida Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, has filed a bill that would prevent law enforcement agencies in the state from using drones for surveillance. These unmanned aircraft have become a cornerstone in hunting down…
San Diego Channel 6 News Features Scout
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Aeryon Labs partner Datron World Communications helps clarify the capabilities and roles of the Scout sUAS (small Unmanned Aerial System) for public safety use including protecting first responders from potentially hazardous environments such as chemical spills or dangerous tactical situations…
Cash In on the Coming Drone Wars
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By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer As unmanned aerial vehicles go commercial, money will be made Bottom Line: The coming drone wars create two opportunities for investors. First, despite gloom and doom forecasts for small-cap defense/aerospace stocks facing the fiscal…
Seattle police plan for helicopter drones hits severe turbulence
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By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) – One of the latest crime-fighting gadgets to emerge on the wish lists of U.S. law enforcement agencies – drone aircraft – has run into heavy turbulence in Seattle over a plan by police to send…
UND forms UAS research team
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By: By Kevin Bonham, Forum Communications, The Jamestown Sun GRAND FORKS — By next spring, the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Department could be using unmanned aircraft to probe scenes of traffic accidents or hazardous spills. But they’re not likely to be…
FAA delays selection of Miami Valley as posible test site
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By Andrew McGinn Staff Writer Citing safety concerns and privacy issues, the Federal Aviation Administration has delayed indefinitely the selection of six U.S. sites for the testing of unmanned aircraft — one of which is hoped to be in the Dayton-Springfield…
Seattle Police Department, UAS Operations manual
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A handy document for all those Police departments considering starting Operations and a heads up for civilian UA business as to what might be expected. The Seattle Police departments ops manual makes interesting reading. The bit that will be of…
