Drones

Defense Support of Civil Authorities, Updated September 28, 2015

Before the Department of Defense can use an unmanned aerial system within the United States for domestic operations such as search and rescue missions or disaster response, specific authorization from…

Drones, Pope Francis, Encryption, and More from CRS September 11, 2015

A new report from the Congressional Research Service looks at the commercial prospects for the emerging drone industry. “It has been estimated that, over the next 10 years, worldwide production…

Domestic Drones & Privacy, and More from CRS April 2, 2015

The anticipated deployment of thousands of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) — or drones — in American skies raises unresolved privacy concerns that have barely begun to be addressed, according to…

Drones in Fact and Fiction January 26, 2015

The emergence of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, as an instrument of war is often referred to as a “revolutionary” development in military technology. Thus, a new history of the…

UAVs: An (unexploited) Seller’s Market August 21, 2014

by Michael Bodner Today, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or “drones”), are an ever-present entity in both political discourse and the skies above countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Unmanned aerial…

Hezbollah and the Use of Drones as a Weapon of Terrorism June 5, 2014

by Milton Hoenig The international terrorist group Hezbollah, driven by resistance to Israel, now regularly sends low flying drones into Israeli airspace. These drones are launched and remotely manned from…