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Gates' Big Knife at the Pentagon: Who Wins, Who Loses

The official Pentagon spending request is still weeks away, but some winners and losers are already emerging in the battle for a shrinking portion of the budget pie. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced major changes to the Pentagon's budget that are expected to rein in future defense spending. "We must come to...

iPhone-Controlled Drone Hits Market

(Sept. 8) -- Want to own your own remote-controlled drone? Parrot, a technology firm, says its unmanned aircraft, which can be operated using an iPhone, is available for purchase starting today. The "augmented reality" toy aircraft, known as the AR Drone, has four rotors and is equipped with two cameras. Rather than a...

Runaway Drone Violated Capital Airspace

DENVER (Aug. 26) -- A military drone that was supposed to be remotely controlled broke off contact with its operators and wandered into restricted airspace around the nation's capital, the military has revealed. More than an hour into what was otherwise a normal flight, pilots remotely operating the MQ-8 Fire Scout lost...

Border Drones Plagued by Mishaps, Pilot Shortage

WASHINGTON (July 16) -- Despite high-profile support for flying unmanned aircraft along the U.S. border with Mexico, the camera-equipped drones are far from a technological magic bullet for fighting illegal immigration. Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee highlights a number of problems facing...

Brits Offer a Sneak Peek at Their Killer Stealth Drone

(July 12) -- A British aerospace company today unveiled what could be the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles: an armed drone that can slip undetected over a country's border and attack deep inside enemy territory. Called Taranis, after the Celtic god of thunder and lightning, the stealthy drone is designed to...

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06/03/12 Russia, Southern Republics Opt for Israeli UAVs Source: Defense Update According to foreign sources, Russia and its neighboring southern republics have been steadily growing customers for Israeli UAS.
06/03/12 Hexacopter used to smuggle phones into Brazilian... Source: Geeky-Gadgets Once in prison, people will do just about anything to get some of the freedoms they once had.
06/03/12 Unmanned NASA aircraft to study hurricanes in 2012 Source: Sify "Hurricane intensity can be very hard to predict because of an insufficient understanding of how clouds and wind patterns within a storm interact with the storm's environment. HS3 seeks to improve our understanding of these processes by taking advantage of the surveillance capabilities of the Global Hawk along with measurements from a suite of advanced instruments," Scott Braun, principal investigator and research meteorologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md, said.
06/02/12 Thousands in Attendance for Rockford Airfest 2012 Source: CBS - 23 WIFR - Rockford IL All eyes were on the skies at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport Saturday afternoon as Rockford Airfest 2012 dazzled the thousands in attendance.
06/02/12 Arizona vies to be drone test site Source: azcentral.com Arizona is competing to become one of six sites in the nation where the federal government will test unmanned aircraft.