Emerging Tech
Pentagon Wants More Money for Lasers To Defend Against Missiles, Drone Swarms
Directed-energy weapons are with a factor of two or three to being militarily useful, the Pentagon’s top scientist said.
Emerging Tech
China’s Beating the U.S. to Market on Combat Drones, By Copying U.S. Technology
America seems to have squandered a 10-year head start.
Emerging Tech
These Drones Can Search and Rescue Without GPS
Traditional technologies don't always work in remote areas of the wilderness.
Emerging Tech
FAA Now Lets Certain Drones Fly Near Airports
Pilots will have to apply first, of course.
Cybersecurity
Border Agency Didn’t Secure Drone Surveillance Video, Photos for 2 Years
An auditor’s report found major security and privacy deficiencies in Customs and Border Protection’s drone surveillance program.
Emerging Tech
It’s Now Possible To Telepathically Communicate with a Drone Swarm
DARPA’s new research in brain-computer interfaces is allowing a pilot to control multiple simulated aircraft at once.
Emerging Tech
Forest Service Public-Private Partnership Explores Using Drones for Precision Pesticide Application
The group plans to award a sole-source contract to research whether unmanned aerial systems can spray in hard-to-reach places without disrupting nearby sensitive ecosystems.
Emerging Tech
Pilot-Optional Helicopters Could Be the Future of Fighting Wildfires
The Interior Department’s been working on a plan to expand its aerial firefighting efforts from daylight-only to a 24-hour cycle.
Emerging Tech
Ukraine Startup Building Drones with Grenade Launchers
A prototype Ukrainian drone has carries a grenade launcher. Still unclear: — how it’s going to get past Russia’s jammers.
Emerging Tech
America Is Not Ready for Exploding Drones
An apparent assassination attempt in Venezuela shows how technology is moving faster than governments can counter it.
Emerging Tech
Who’s Leading the Western Response to Russia’s Warbots? Estonia
A European leader in robotic autonomy turns its attention to the battlefield.
Emerging Tech
Senators Want to Double Funding for Putting Commercial Drones in the Air
A bipartisan amendment would double 2019 funding for FAA’s efforts to integrate drones into national airspace.
Digital Government
China Won and America Lost on ZTE, but Our Offensive Cyber is Super Awesome
Lawmakers also introduced bills to protect against drones and make sure you get texts about incoming missiles in this week’s bill watch.
Emerging Tech
These Could Be the Medical Droids NIH is Looking For
The National Institutes of Health want to know if companies can supply autonomous delivery bots to safely and securely deliver medications.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon Wants to Bring Mind-Controlled Tech To Troops
The Defense Department’s research arm is working on a project that connects human operators’ brains to the systems they’re controlling—and vice versa.
Cybersecurity
Hacker Caught Selling Maintenance Manuals for Military Drones
A poorly configured router allowed the theft of drone manuals, a list of maintainers, material on the Abrams tank, and more.
Emerging Tech
Scientists Built a Transforming Flying Robot Dragon
The aircraft actually solves a bunch of problems facing modern drones.
Emerging Tech
Someone Flew a Drone Too Close to a Wildfire, Again
Firefighters in Colorado had to ground their aircraft for an hour.
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