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Brennan: Drone strikes legal and ethical
Drone strikes carried out against members of al Qaeda, including U.S. citizens, are legal and ethical, said John Brennan.
IC spectrum use a blind spot in DoD common operational picture
Electromagnetic spectrum is an issue at the forefront of military planning operations, but coordinating with other spectrum users, such as the intelligence community, is difficult.
CBP releases integrated fixed tower solicitation
An internal document obtained by FierceHomelandSecurity shows that officials at one point considered utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles as a substitute for integrated fixed towers.
Rosenzweig: Don't overregulate domestic drones
Congress should give agencies leeway in how they use unmanned aerial vehicles domestically, because otherwise, the government is wasteful, said Paul Rosenzweig, a Heritage Foundation visiting fellow, on April 4.
DoD pushes for 'routine' UAV flights in U.S. airspace
The Defense Department says in a 25-year strategy document that it will push for its unmanned aerial vehicles to have routine access to U.S. airspace. The strategy, which sets a research, development
FAA reauthorization would create NextGen czar UPDATED
A four year, $63.6 billion Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill agreed to by a conference committee of House and Senate lawmakers would require creation of a Chief NextGen Officer. The...
Air Force plans launch of WGS-4
The Air Force plans to launch the fourth of 10 planned Wideband Global Satcom satellites on Jan. 19 from Cape Canaveral during a 93-minute launch window opening at 7:39 p.m., eastern time. The number
ACLU urges restrictions on domestic UAVs
Sustained surveillance by unmanned aerial vehicles for law enforcement purposes likely violates the Fourth Amendment, says the American Civil Liberties Union in a paper urging restrictions on the
Drones increase along borders
Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly flying along America's northern and southern borders. During a Oct. 28 congressional field hearing held in Detroit, a Customs and Border Protection official
FCC investigates aerial comms architecture for post-disaster connectivity
When disasters wipe out terrestrial communications infrastructure, one emergency option for restoring connectivity could be deploying wireless transmitters from an aerial platform, says the Federal
