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US navy to deploy unmanned 'drone' boats within a year. Self-guided unmanned patrol boats that can leave warships they are protecting and swarm and attack potential threats on the water could join the navy’s fleet within a year, defence officials say, adding the new technology could one day help stop attacks like the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen.

US navy to deploy unmanned 'drone' boats within a year

The Arlington-based Office of Naval Research demonstrated the autonomous swarm boat technology over two weeks in August on the James River near Fort Eustis in Virginia – not far from one of the navy’s largest fleet concentration areas. It said the navy simulated a transit through a strait, just like the routine passage of US warships through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. In the demonstrations, as many as 13 small unmanned patrol boats were escorting a high-value navy ship. The rigid-hull inflatable patrol boats can also fire .50 calibre machine guns if called upon to do so. However, a human will always be the one to make the decision to use lethal force, officials said. U.S. Navy Debuts Unmanned Patrol Boats. By Austin Stanley Sun Oct 5th, 2014 4:11pm America/Los_Angeles NORFOLK, Va.

U.S. Navy Debuts Unmanned Patrol Boats

(AP) — Self-guided unmanned patrol boats that can leave warships they’re protecting and swarm and attack potential threats on the water could join the Navy’s fleet within a year, defense officials say, adding the new technology could one day help stop attacks like the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen. The Arlington-based Office of Naval Research demonstrated the autonomous swarm boat technology over two weeks in August on the James River near Fort Eustis in Virginia — not far from one of the Navy’s largest fleet concentration areas. It said the Navy simulated a transit through a strait, just like the routine passage of U.S. warships through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

Beware! Rise of “Killer Robots” -Military Intel Officer. Beware!

Beware! Rise of “Killer Robots” -Military Intel Officer

Rise of “Killer Robots” -Military Intel OfficerJohn A high-ranking Army Intelligence Officer warns that using robot drones to wage a proxy war is “deeply unwise” – and that the rise of what he calls “killer robots” poses acute dangers to our country. Navy: Self-Guided Unmanned Patrol Boats Make Debut. Self-guided unmanned patrol boats that can leave warships they're protecting and swarm and attack potential threats on the water could join the Navy's fleet within a year, defense officials say, adding the new technology could one day help stop attacks like the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen.

Navy: Self-Guided Unmanned Patrol Boats Make Debut

The Arlington-based Office of Naval Research demonstrated the autonomous swarm boat technology over two weeks in August on the James River near Fort Eustis in Virginia — not far from one of the Navy's largest fleet concentration areas. It said the Navy simulated a transit through a strait, just like the routine passage of U.S. warships through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. John Oliver Puts American Drone Strikes Into Perspective: We've Made Children 'Fear The Sky' If Barack Obama is concerned about the legacy of his presidency, he might want to take a look at Sunday's episode of "Last Week Tonight.

John Oliver Puts American Drone Strikes Into Perspective: We've Made Children 'Fear The Sky'

" Early in his sobering segment on the U.S. drone program, John Oliver noted that "Drone strikes will be as much a characteristic of the Obama presidency as Obamacare or receiving racist email forwards from distant relatives. " LA Kings fans destroy a drone during Stanley Cup Win. High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) Embedded systems form a ubiquitous, networked, computing substrate that underlies much of modern technological society.

High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS)

Such systems range from large supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that manage physical infrastructure to medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps, to computer peripherals such as printers and routers, to communication devices such as cell phones and radios, to vehicles such as airplanes and satellites. Such devices have been networked for a variety of reasons, including the ability to conveniently access diagnostic information, perform software updates, provide innovative features, lower costs, and improve ease of use. Researchers and hackers have shown that these kinds of networked embedded systems are vulnerable to remote attack, and such attacks can cause physical damage while hiding the effects from monitors. Drones Are Ready to Save Lives, But U.S. Regulations Keep Them on the Ground. When the U.S. said this week it was sending 80 military service members to Nigeria to oversee drone aircraft searching for hundreds of abducted schoolgirls, it raised an obvious question: Why isn't that common here in America?

Drones Are Ready to Save Lives, But U.S. Regulations Keep Them on the Ground

The reason is that the Federal Aviation Administration "never intended to regulate model aircraft," said Garry Richard Lane, a specialist in aviation law in New Hampshire, where legislation to restrict the use of drones failed last month. Wait — "model aircraft"? Saddled with definitions arrived at long before small remote-controlled aircraft became capable of carrying sophisticated equipment like high-definition cameras and professional sound gear, FAA regulations still consider unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, the playthings of hobbyists.

And federal regulations allow the use of hobby aircraft only below 400 feet in remote areas away from any airport and only for non-commercial purposes. US Army Testing Pilotless Black Hawk Helicopter. The U.S.

US Army Testing Pilotless Black Hawk Helicopter

Army is testing an unmanned version of its famous Black Hawk helicopter. The pilotless, 5-ton drone could one day be used to deliver cargo and supplies to troops autonomously. The so-called Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) Demonstrator, built by defense contractor Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., completed its first test flight on March 11. Ground controllers demonstrated crucial flight operations, and engineers tested the aircraft's ability to hover over ground autonomously. "The autonomous Black Hawk helicopter provides the commander with the flexibility to determine crewed or un-crewed operations, increasing sorties while maintaining crew rest requirements," Mark Miller, vice president of research and engineering at Sikorsky, said in a statement. [5 Surprising Ways Drones Could Be Used in the Future] Helicopter drones could also help the Army reduce troop size and lower operational costs, Miller added.

Man charged in use of camera drone at accident. Kele Stanley has been charged with a felony because officials say he refused to land the camera-equipped drone that he had been guiding over a traffic crash scene, but he says he is no idiot.

Man charged in use of camera drone at accident

A videographer and remote-controlled airplane hobbyist, Stanley admits that he twice flew his remote-controlled hexacopter — which looks more like a robotic spider than a hobby plane and costs about $4,000 — about 75 feet above where a pickup had hit a tree on Saturday morning in Clark County’s Moorefield Township. But he disputes the law-enforcement version that says he refused to bring his drone down when authorities ordered him to because a medical helicopter was about to land to transport the injured driver. “I am not an idiot,” said Stanley, who said he was shooting the video as a hobby and would have turned it over to local television stations, as he has done before. “If I had known that Care Flight was on the way, my helicopter would have come down immediately. Hzachariah@dispatch.com. Fallen drone knocks Australian out of triathlon.

The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is a Drone. When the U.S.

The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is a Drone

Navy christens the first of its newest class of destroyers this month, it will launch the first ship with a brain of its own. Courtesy General Dynamics Photo/US Navy. Flying hacker contraption hunts other drones, turns them into zombies. Serial hacker Samy Kamkar has released all the hardware and software specifications that hobbyists need to build an aerial drone that seeks out other drones in the air, hacks them, and turns them into a conscripted army of unmanned vehicles under the attacker's control. Dubbed SkyJack, the contraption uses a radio-controlled Parrot AR.Drone quadcopter carrying a Raspberry Pi circuit board, a small battery, and two wireless transmitters.

The devices run a combination of custom software and off-the-shelf applications that seek out wireless signals of nearby Parrot drones, hijack the wireless connections used to control them, and commandeer the victims' flight-control and camera systems. ​Alaska latest state to seek ban on drone use by hunters. Seattle police break promise to return drones to manufacturer. Published time: March 25, 2014 21:14 Edited time: March 25, 2014 22:08 A Draganflyer X6, six-rotor remote controlled helicopter which can fly up to 20 mph and travel up to a quarter mile away and 400 feet high (Reuters / Chris Francescani) Over a year after public outcry led the Seattle Police Department to promise to return its two drones to their manufacturer, the drones remain in its possession, albeit grounded.

The Seattle PD purchased two Draganflyer X-6 Helicopter Tech unmanned aerial vehicles for $82,000 in 2010, funded by grants from the Department of Homeland Security. Neither the city council nor the public knew of the police drone program until a 2012 lawsuit by the Electronic Frontier Foundation over the department’s application for operation certificates from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2010. But now a Freedom of Information request by Motherboard to confirm that the 3.5-lbs. drones have been decommissioned shows that the UAVs haven’t gone anywhere.

This drone can steal what's on your phone - Mar. 20, 2014. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Hackers have developed a drone that can steal the contents of your smartphone -- from your location data to your Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) password -- and they've been testing it out in the skies of London. The research will be presented next week at the Black Hat Asia cybersecurity conference in Singapore. The technology equipped on the drone, known as Snoopy, looks for mobile devices with Wi-Fi settings turned on.

Snoopy takes advantage of a feature built into all smartphones and tablets: When mobile devices try to connect to the Internet, they look for networks they've accessed in the past. "Their phone will very noisily be shouting out the name of every network its ever connected to," Sensepost security researcher Glenn Wilkinson said. SHOCKING Video Of Crashed Drone Hit With Rocks By Afghan Villagers - MOC #288 by @LeeCamp. SHOCKING Video Of Crashed Drone Hit With Rocks By Afghan Villagers - MOC #288 by @LeeCamp.

Rise of the Drones. Worried about your privacy? Wait until the drones start stalking you. We live in an age increasingly shaped by our attitudes to, and our definition of, privacy. It is arguable whether the state of privacy itself has ever been more comprehensively and routinely challenged, and in many ways our changing relationship with technology is at the heart of this. China Has Their Own Stealth Drone. Watch the first footage of the UK's Cylon-like stealth drone in flight. » Beer Drone Viral Prompts Slap-down From Government Alex Jones. Company owner finds himself “on the FAA blacklist”Steve Watson Infowars.com January 30, 2014 A popular beer company received a verbal slap-down from the government this week after it released a video depicting beer deliveries being conducted by flying drones.

The video, produced by Lakemaid Beer, quickly went viral on the internet. Army prepares to replace thousands of troops with military robots. U.S. military look into remote controlled 'helicopter truck transformers' that can be sent on missions WITHOUT a driver. New drone is in development to meet the requirements of the U.S. military for a new evacuation vehicleCurrently being tested by Advanced Tactics, an El Segundo-based firmCalled Black Knight Transformer, it would be capable of both flying and driving and would be operated by a remote. The drones are coming: FAA chooses 6 states for test sites. The FAA announced Monday that test sites for drones will be based in Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia. Drones are mainly used by the military, but businesses and farmers want to use them for commercial use. Law enforcement and universities want to them too.

Jeff Bezos 60 Minutes Surprise. Unmanned America's Drone War. Heli.jpg (740×492) DARPA developing drone-mounted lasers to shoot down missiles. Anti-drones protesters who broke into RAF base are praised by judge. A perimeter fence at RAF Waddington, Linconshire, where drones are operated. Drones to Fill US Skies Within Five Years. The domestic use of drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is nothing new. According to a recent Justice Department report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been using drones to support law enforcement operations since 2006. Border Patrol Loaning Predator Drones to Military, State, and Local Police. State-enacted UAS Legislation Attempts to Limit Use of Drones. Drones are some of the most universally opposed tools available to law enforcement, and for good reason. These “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” could easily be used in a variety of ways which are completely contradictory to Americans’ Constitutional Rights, such as the right to due process, or freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.

Routine aerial surveillance is the strongest concern. Small Drone Crashes Into New York City Sidewalk. Pentagon developing sub to launch air, underwater drones. The Pentagon's high-tech research arm is trying to develop a submarine that would host unmanned underwater and airborne drones to help U.S. forces penetrate an adversary's sophisticated defenses or cope with collapsed states and international piracy, Pentagon planning documents show. Called Hydra by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the submarine would be an underwater "truck" that would host modules for unmanned submarines and aerial drones.

When Hydra reaches a specific location to release the drones, the modules would open and the aerial drones would rise to the surface and fly to their missions. Black Hornet Nano UAV Video. This is a small military vehicle called the Black Hornet Nano, and it is a small helicopter lookalike that functions without anyone actually inside it.

It is currently being used by the English military. Video Released Of Unmanned F-16 Drone Test Flight. Former drone operator says he's haunted by his part in more than 1,600 deaths. Military now flying drones in US civilian airspace. Drone pilot burnout triggers call for recruiting overhaul. US Navy launches stealth drone X-47B, makes aviation history. Tiny Device Will Detect Domestic Drones. An Inconvenient Truth - By Micah Zenko. Florida Senate Passes Anti-Drone Bill, 39-0. Tennessee Rep. Pushing Drone Restraint Bill, “Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act” Drones over America: How unmanned fliers are already helping cops. Domestic Drones and Their Unique Dangers.

» ‘Skynet’ Drones Work Together for “Homeland Security” Alex Jones. President Obama: The Drones Don't Work, They Just Make It Worse. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A visualization of drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004. Will TV news helicopters be replaced by drones? Usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20130430_art005.pdf. MVI 11711. Possible Drone Control Array Sighted in Iowa!! Ohio University Testing Use Of Drones For Non-War Uses. Unmanned X-47B Completes First Carrier Deck Tests. City in Virginia passes anti-drone resolution.

FAA Releases New Drone List—Is Your Town on the Map? Mini Drones: Army Deploys Tiny Helicopters. U.S. Drone Base In Africa Approved By Niger. MeCam quadcopter will Follow You Around. Military Plans to Hide Drones Underwater to Prevent Detection. Watch the World's Highest Resolution Drone-Mounted Camera in Action. 2008 emp commission report. Fla. Senate Panel Votes To Ban Spying With Drones. FAA Approved 348 Drones this Month to be flown over US. Senator Asks CIA Nominee When Drones Can Kill Americans.

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Drones are fool's gold: they prolong wars we can't win. KNOWDRONES. Drone 'Double Tap' Targets First Responders. Roboy. Biologically Modified Soldiers Are the Future of Warfare. Google Earth Catches Drone Mid-Flight. Maps. MLB Company - Unmanned Aerial Systems. Hovering Drone Grabs Spotlight with 6-Foot Arm. The Future Of Drones In America. The coming drone attack on America. Air Force May Be Developing Stealth Drones in Secret.

DARPA - Hummingbird Drone. General Atomics Aeronautical - Predator C Avenger UAS Combat Simulation [480p] All data on US RQ-170 spy drone fully decoded: Iran cmdr. Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich team up to oppose drones. CyPhy Works' EASE UAV test at Ft. Benning, GA. Unmanned Systems News 12/3/12 - Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Freeway Drones for a Futuristic Highway Patrol. $1.25 Million Giant Robot On Sale Now, Over 3,000 Orders Accepted From Around the World. Anti drones. Freeway Drones for a Futuristic Highway Patrol.