DANGER OF DRONES
The increasing use of drones for civilian and military surveillance calls for citizen involvement in understanding how pervasive this technology has become. Check out the following links to understand how we must question the moral, legal, privacy, safety, and financial aspects of drone technology.
CONVENIENT KILLING – ARMED DRONES AND THE ‘PLAYSTATION’ MENTALITY
http://dronewarsuk.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/conv-killing-final.pdf
DRONES TARGETED KILLING IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM
Drones: targeted killing is only part of the problem « Drone Wars UK
DRONE WARS UK (excellent website on drones) “Drone Wars UK aims to be a source of information on the growing use of armed drones. As we are based in the UK we will focus on the use of British drones but also include information about armed drones in general.”
http://dronewarsuk.wordpress.com/
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DOMESTIC USE OF AERIAL DRONES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT LIKELY TO PROMPT PRIVACY DEBATE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/22/AR2011012204111.html
WITH AIR FORCE’S GORGON DRONE ‘WE CAN SEE EVERYTHING’
PREDATOR DRONES HAVE YET TO PROVE THEIR WORTH ON BORDER
FAA MOVES TOWARD ALLOWING UNMANNED DRONES IN U.S. AIRSPACE
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/08/news/la-pn-faa-drones-us-airspace-20120308
DEATH FROM ABOVE: VIDEO OF DRONES FITTED WITH MACFHINE GUNS THAT COULD TRANSFORM THE BATTLEFIELD
ARE DRONES WATCHING YOU?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/01/drones-are-watching-youDrones: targeted killing is only part of the problem « Drone Wars UK
DRONES: TARGETED KILLING IS ONLY PART OF THE PROBLEM – DRONE WARS UK
Drones: targeted killing is only part of the problem « Drone Wars UK
”CONVENIENT KILLING – ARMED DRONES AND THE ‘PLAYSTATION’ MENTALITY
http://dronewarsuk.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/conv-killing-final.pdf
FLYING 3-D EYE-BOTS
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503142649.htm
DRONES’ NEW WEAPON: PR – THE INDUSTRY’S FIGHTING BACK, DETERMINED TO REMAKE ITS IMAGE. “CHANGE SCARES PEOPLE,” AN INDUSTRY REP TELLS SALON
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/drones_new_weapon_p_r/singleton/
EDITORIAL: LAND OF THE DRONES – GOVERNMENT IS GAINING GROUND IN THE SKY
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/21/land-of-the-drones/
NORTHROP SEEKS EASING OF EXPORT CONTROLS ON DRONES
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_30_2012_p0-452961.xml#
NAVY DRONE CRASHES IN MARYLAND
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/11/us/maryland-drone-crash/index.html
NEW DRONE CAPABLE OF MULTI-DAY FLIGHTS TESTED AT EDWARDS AFB
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/new-drone-capable-of-multi-day-flights-tested-at-edwards-afb-1.179579
PENTAGON TO SOON DE3PLOY PINT-SIZED BUT LETHAL SWITCHBLADE DRONES
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kamikaze-drone-20120611,0,3893056.story
THE PHANTOM EYE: THE EYE IN THE SKY
http://boeing.com/stories/videos/vid_08_phantom_eye.html
IS THERE A DRONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? RISE OF KILLER SPY PLANES EXPOSED AFTER FAA IS FORCED TO REVEAL 63 LAUNCH SITES ACROSS U.S.
NATIONAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) PROJECT OFFICE
DARPA DOUBLING DOWN ON SPY TECHNOLOGIES
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=757
FAA RELEASES LISTS OF DRONE CERTIFICTES—MANY QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED
EUROPE STAYS QUIET DESPITE UNEASE ABOUT DRONES
NYT: Europe Stays Quiet Despite Une
US PREDATOR DRONES (Video of controllers in Nevada killing in Iraq and Afghanistan)
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The female drone controller is actually flying the aircraft. Her flight instruments screen is located in the upper left of the lower central large monitor screen. The other screens are views from the drone itself. The control booths or rooms are made in Garland, TEXAS by Raytheon ….. For non-pilots, these controllers are in Nevada and each is flying a drone on the other side of the world thousands of miles away, in the combat zone in Iraq and Afghanistan.. Their left hand is on the throttle controlling the drone’s engine. The right hand is flying the plane. All the buttons used to fly the drone are located on the joystick. The controller never removes his or her hand from the throttle. Kill a Taliban then go home for lunch or dinner. Imagine how big the communication pipe has to be to pump all the data necessary to perform these complicated tasks through it on the other side of the world in REAL TIME. This is modern warfare. Today’s headline: Missiles fired from Nevada controlled drone aircraft kill Taliban leader in Afghanistan ….. watch how it is done ……..open attachment |