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Unmanned at Any Speed: Bringing Drones into Our National Airspace
On February 14, 2012, President Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (“FMRA”). The new law’s plain-sounding title doesn’t tell you, but FMRA encompasses a bold and controversial project: allowing, by a date certain, much wider domestic operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”) – or, as they are more commonly described, “drones.” Continue reading
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Unmanned Flight: The Drones Come Home
Unmanned aircraft have proved their prowess against al Qaeda. Now they’re poised to take off on the home front. Possible missions: patrolling borders, tracking perps, dusting crops. And maybe watching us all? Continue reading
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Drones Come Home, Privacy Concerns Fly High
Across the country, law enforcement and first responders are flying unmanned aircrafts to take aerial photographs of traffic accidents and crime scenes. As the technology improves and more police departments acquire permits to fly them, concerns about privacy and regulation increase. Continue reading
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Subcommittee Hearing: Using Unmanned Aerial Systems Within the Homeland: Security Game Changer?
“While the FAA is responsible for ensuring these systems fly safely in US airspace, with only two and a half short years until drones begin to dominate the skies in the US homeland, no federal agency is taking the lead to deal with the full implications of using unmanned aerial systems and developing the relevant policies and guidelines for their use.” Michael McCaul (R-TX) Continue reading
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