Clearly, proliferation of UAV technology needs to be watched closely, with our defense strategies adjusting accordingly.
Several more recent Supreme Court decisions in non-aviation cases are also relevant to UAV privacy.
UAV, which are said to be prototypes, may nonetheless see action in such a war.
Adding lightweight solar panels to the wings of a UAV may be a game-changer.
I'd refer you to the Pentagon's comments this morning for details about this particular type of UAV.
That presents opportunities for small players like Aurora Flight Sciences, a UAV producer with ties to border security.
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China's apparent progress is likely to spur others, especially India and Japan, to accelerate their own UAV development or acquisition programs.
Speed's not its only standout feature either, as the Korean UAV can perform vertical takeoffs and landings ( VTOL) as well.
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"A UAV doesn't have a mom, " a retired military officer told me, using an acronym for an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone.
This allows for the convoy to take an alternate route if needed while remaining under the watch of at least one UAV.
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If keylogger software can infect these systems, how long will it be until another program captures more data from UAV surveillance missions?
In the aggregate, these rulings provide cause for optimism that, with respect to government UAV observations, the Fourth Amendment will be reasonably protective.
An Optomec Aerosol Jet system was used to print a conformal sensor, antenna and circuitry directly onto the wing of a UAV model.
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If trials are successful, BAE has said the aircraft could become the first "surrogate" UAV to fly in "normal" UK shared civilian airspace.
An industry source agreed with Shah, noting that the UAV market is perceived as one of the few safe areas in the defense industry.
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So Mr Mann and his team extended the runway and provided other facilities to turn the airport into a centre of excellence for UAV development.
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Hundreds of UAV projects are in the works around the world.
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Meanwhile, the Iranians are experimenting with their own UAV capabilities, including through use by proxies such as Hezbollah, which last year launched a UAV into Israel.
"The operators of the UAV lost control of the aircraft and had been working to determine its status, " said the statement released by NATO's International Security Assistance Force.
Despite some opposition from locals, the Welsh Assembly has backed the project, developing business units and sponsoring changes to segregated airspace to enable UAV operations from the airport.
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Nobody knows when a civilian UAV industry will take off.
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Up to now, the United States government has not explicitly called for binding international norms on UAV use, whether through a treaty, code of conduct, or other such vehicle.
The basic RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV, manufactured for the U.S. Air Force by Northrop-Grumman, is the largest and most advanced drone in the U.S. military, according to the Navy.
This proliferation is also forming the backdrop against which the United Nations is conducting an investigation of UAV use in counter-terrorism operations in order to determine, according to special investigator for the U.N.
His team is about to safety-test a fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV for a consortium of clients including the police, coastguards, the lifeboat service and Dutch port authorities, to help them carry out maritime surveillance more efficiently.
Equipped with a GoPro 3D HD camera, GPS, and OpenPilot's CopterControl system, the 1.8-pound quadcopter UAV joined Brazilian free-tailed bats in the skies of South Texas, capturing some pretty cool footage along the way.
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So far, whether you are on the Rand Paul or Lindsey Graham end of the spectrum, the debate on American UAV policy has been engaged with the understanding that the United States will decide these issues for itself.
Yet as UAV technology improves they are set to become an even more important part of security and military operations -- part of a system that gathers and relays information to other drones, ground control, manned aircraft and satellites.
The UAV space represents the wave of the future for combat systems, said Manan K. Shah, a managing partner at Focus Investment Banking, adding that many defense companies such as Boeing (NYSE:BA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and Lockheed Martin could look for acquisitions in the sector.
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