Close calls with drones spur federal registration of owners
Concerned about rising reports of close calls and safety risks involving drones, the government announced Monday it will require many of the increasingly popular unmanned aircraft to be registered.
Drones: Limitless potential, uncertain rules
Earlier this month, on a crisp afternoon, Kelly Wala prepared to lead a calming yoga class on the Tombigbee Bridge near downtown Columbus.
MSU-led ASSURE identifying drone issues
Unmanned aircraft, or drones, are expected to play a vital role in the future, but researchers must first figure out their impact before the technology is implemented and integrated into daily life.
FAA: Pilot reports of drone sightings more than double
Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, government regulators say, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision.
MSU celebrates UAS center
Mississippi State University wanted to make a victory lap with Mississippi flare. And it was one that couldn’t be contained on the ground.
Charlie Mitchell: Look! Up in the sky! — Something new to regulate
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … something to regulate!
It’s a story as old as the nation. Fear of misuse tracks technology like a bloodhound. Got to have some new rules!
FAA picks Mississippi State to lead unmanned aircraft center
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that Mississippi State University will lead a team of 13 universities in running a new national center to research unmanned aerial vehicles.
AP Poll: Americans approve of drone strikes on terrorists
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say it’s acceptable for the U.S. to use an unmanned aerial drone to kill an American citizen abroad if that person has joined a terror organization, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
Secret Service testing drones, how to disrupt their flying
The Secret Service is conducting middle-of-the-night drone flights near the White House in secret tests to devise a defense against the unmanned aircraft, The Associated Press has learned.
Obama sees need to move on drone rules now
President Barack Obama says the wayward quadcopter that crashed on the White House grounds — flown by an off-duty intelligence employee — shows that the U.S. must take steps to ensure commercial and consumer drones are used safely.
Key decisions on drones likely from Congress
The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies.
Emotional toll taxes military drone operators too
President Barack Obama has assured Americans he opposes sending U.S. ground troops to crush Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria — well aware the country is not ready to return to the battlefield with its war wounded still recovering from a decade of conflict.
U.S. memo justifying drone killings released
The secret U.S. government memo outlining the justification for the use of drones to kill American terror suspects abroad was released by court order Monday, yielding the most detailed, inside look yet at the legal underpinnings of the Obama administration’s program of “targeted killings.”
Reid: Senate will OK judge who wrote drone memos
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is predicting victory as senators near a vote on one of President Barack Obama’s most contentious picks for a federal judgeship, a former administration official who authored secret documents justifying the use of drones to kill an American overseas.
Officials weigh drone attack on U.S. suspect
The case of an American citizen and suspected member of al-Qaida who is allegedly planning attacks on U.S. targets overseas underscores the complexities of President Barack Obama’s new stricter targeting guidelines for the use of deadly drones.
Camp Shelby looks to future in cyberspace, drones
As Camp Shelby’s role as the National Guard’s largest mobilization center is winding down, its leaders are focusing now on a future in cyberspace and drones for the facility.
FedEx CEO says drones unlikely to make big impact
The CEO of FedEx doesn’t see drones taking over the package delivery business anytime soon.
Amazon’s delivery drones: An idea that may not fly
Jeff Bezos’ idea to let self-guided drones deliver packages may be too futuristic for Washington to handle.
Malala plotter chosen as Pakistani Taliban chief
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — The ruthless commander behind the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as well as a series of bombings and beheadings
Report: NSA and CIA collaborate on terrorist drone strikes
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government’s targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use