Author Archives: Martin Walls
Police to be given powers to ground drones in UK crackdown
The government is planning to create a raft of new police powers as part of a crackdown on the civilian use of drones, the Department for Transport has announced. The new drone bill to be published in 2018 will allow … Continue reading
Proposed drone ordinance still up in the air
Last Tuesday afternoon, Rio Rancho’s governing body proposed adding a drone ordinance to several existing city ordinances in the hopes of suppressing anyone using the flying machines as a weapon and harassment device. This issue comes up as a result … Continue reading
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Report on drone regulations released
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force (UASTF) released a report of recommendations it presented to Gov. Rick Snyder and to the state Legislature regarding unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones. The report reflects the task force members’ desire to have … Continue reading
Slaughterbots Short Film Warns of the Dangers of Weaponized Drones
A short film called Slaughterbots was presented at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons at the United Nations in Geneva last Friday. According to CNET, the film was produced by the Future of Life Institute, which has among its members … Continue reading
