Category Archives: News

Reaper drones will begin daily flights at Syracuse’s Hancock Airport

The sight of unmanned military drones taking off and landing at Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport will become a daily occurrence beginning this week. The Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing said today it will begin daily training flights of its … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Teen Fights to Defend His Legal Right to Strap Guns to Drones

A viral video from last summer is currently the subject of what could turn out to be an important legal battle: Is it OK to strap a gun (or a flamethrower) to a drone? And if it’s not, does the … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Drone problem may not be as bad as everyone thinks

A new report suggests that drone pilots are now flying more responsibly amid heightened public concerns over the dangers of the unmanned aerial vehicles. The Academy of Model Aeronautics analyzed FAA data and found that even as drone sales surge, … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Johns Hopkins Team Makes Hobby Drones Crash to Expose Design Flaws

Sales of drones—small flying machines equipped with cameras—are soaring. But new research by a Johns Hopkins computer security team has raised concerns about how easily hackers could cause these robotic devices to ignore their human controllers and land or, more … Continue reading

Posted in News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment