Digital Government

Feds Will Require $5 Registration Fee for Drones

Drone companies are expecting big sales for the holidays, but the government just gave them a lump of coal.

Digital Government

Tokyo Police Use Nets to Capture Rogue Drones

The idea of catching drones this way isn’t new, and Tokyo’s police chose the method after reviewing various anti-drone efforts underway in other nations.

Emerging Tech

Video: The High-Powered Technology Inside a Racing Drone

As drone racing becomes more popular, the machines become more powerful.

Digital Government

The US Government Wants to Register Drones. Here's Why It Should.

There are a lot of concerns about integrating drones into the national airspace.

Artificial Intelligence

Community Rallies to 'Ban Killer Drones'

The unmanned-aircraft industry could help to revive a struggling region. But what are the consequences?

Modernization

The Future of Drones? Apps

Hivemapper, a Web and Android app hints at what might be ahead for drones.

Emerging Tech

Justice Department Wants Anti-Drone Systems for Prisons

Unmanned air vehicles "have presented a new and evolving threat" for federal prison facilities.

Emerging Tech

Video: 3 Things to Consider Before Getting a Drone

Keep your eye on the skies, because the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department have stepped in to set some regulations.

Emerging Tech

Google Plans Drone Delivery Service by 2017

Google already has a same-day, ground-based delivery service, called Google Express.

Digital Government

Army's Unmanned Helicopter Passes Key Test

The Army’s signature rotorcraft, equipped with new hardware and software, shows off a new self-piloting capability and robotic teaming.

Digital Government

Navy Plans To Deploy A Submarine Drone Squadron By 2020

The highly autonomous underwater vehicles could be sent to scout ahead of attack submarines, or to guard valuable undersea targets.

Emerging Tech

FAA to Require Recreational Drones to be Registered with the Goverment

Getting a drone for Christmas? Better register it before you wrap it.

Digital Government

The Military Is Creating Vampire Drones That Die in the Sun

Like meeting the one true death, the Pentagon wants a drone that dissolves by morning light—or in 4 hours, whichever comes first.

Emerging Tech

Video: Watch These Battle Drones Cage Fight

What began as a military technology has exploded into a multimillion-dollar market that will top $90 billion within a decade.

Digital Government

Join a Drone Over the Indonesian Fires Smoking Out an Entire Region

A strong El Niño climate phenomenon has created particularly dry conditions and led to fast-spreading fires, all captured by drones and satellites.

Digital Government

The Government Is Testing Military-Grade Technology to Keep Drones Away From Airports

With the agency’s final rule for commercial drones still more than half a year out, FAA is responding to an increasing number of “close calls” between airliners and drones.

Emerging Tech

Drone Company Faces $1.9 Million Fine for Unsanctioned Flights

The FAA has proposed its largest ever fine of a company for unauthorized drone flights.