Artificial Intelligence
Navy Program Will Use AI on Drone Images to Predict Fleet Maintenance Needs
Simple Technology Solutions will use Google Cloud to build a machine learning tool trained on drone images.
Emerging Tech
Small, DIU-Approved Drones to be Made Available for Agencies to Purchase
The systems are deemed secure after months of development and testing.
Ideas
How to Hide from a Drone – the Subtle Art of ‘Ghosting’ in the Age of Surveillance
An umbrella could protect from more than just rain.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants to Know What the Public Thinks About Using Drones During Emergencies
A forthcoming survey will ask people about their knowledge of unmanned aerial systems and how they are used, and their opinions on the ethical implications.
Ideas
Smart Cities Can Help Us Manage Post-COVID Life, but They'll Need Trust as Well as Tech
But as we prepare to move beyond this crisis, cities need to design systems that are prepared to handle the next pandemic.
Emerging Tech
A Medical-Delivery Drone Service Gets Approval Amid Coronavirus
ZipLine, whose drones have delivered more than 100,000 packages in Africa, will begin flights in North Carolina.
Emerging Tech
Did That Drone Just Tell Us to Stay 6 Feet Apart?
At least 40 law enforcement agencies across the country have used drones in the past few months for coronavirus-related purposes.
Emerging Tech
Big Tech and Aviation Companies to Set Standards For New Drone-Tracking System
The eight vendors will set the technology standards for FAA’s Remote ID program to track drones and their operators.
Emerging Tech
How the Justice Department is Permitted to Use Counter-Drone Technology
The guidance enables the agency and its subcomponents to intercept, damage or destroy threatening drones in some cases.
Emerging Tech
Special Delivery: DOJ Charges Two Men for Delivering Prison Contraband with Drones
The smuggled goods included drugs, phones, saw blades, syringes and Just for Men hair color.
Emerging Tech
Defense Digital Service is Taking Over a Drone and Counter-Drone Development Team
Building and scaling a suite of new drone capabilities is one of the Defense Department’s top priorities, officials said.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions on Hunter Drones With Nets
Shooting drones down over cities isn’t ideal. Nabbing them in midair is an intriguing alternative.
Emerging Tech
When Both Sides Have Drones, How Do You Know Which Ones to Kill?
The U.S. Army recently tested a system that helps defenders wipe the skies of just the unfriendly aerial robots.
Digital Government
FAA Isn’t Using the Troves of Data It’s Collecting on Drone Integration
The Federal Aviation Administration has years of data on operating drones that it could share with stakeholders, auditors said.
Emerging Tech
Proposed FAA Rule Would Kickstart New Economy For IDing Drones
The new remote ID rule would require all unmanned aircraft systems to have a unique identifier that can be tracked by the FAA, law enforcement and the general public.
Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon Wants AI-Driven Drone Swarms for Search and Rescue Ops
The project will likely require AI and unmanned systems developers to work together under the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
Ideas
Robots, AI and Drones: When Did Toys Turn into Rocket Science?
Kids have a lot of options besides blocks.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Is Searching for Domestic Drone Options
Acquisition chief Ellen Lord shared details about the Defense Department's efforts to spark a U.S. ecosystem for small unmanned aerial systems and counter technologies.
Ideas
What Can Drones Do to Protect Civilians in Armed Conflict?
The United Nations has been trying to figure that out.
Emerging Tech
House Passes Bill that Mandates TSA to Study Emerging Transportation Security Threats
The legislation calls for a task force to look into emerging cyber, chemical, drone and other threats.
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