Unmanned Systems
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CongressTop Republicans on House Panels with DHS, FAA Oversight Object to Counter UAS Plan
A Department of Homeland Security plan to authorize the Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to operate anti-drone technologies at U.S. airports goes against law passed by Congress […]
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Homeland SecurityDARPA Demonstrating Progress in sUAS Detection in Urban Environments
An ongoing evaluation of technologies to detect and track small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in dense urban environments for military, and potentially homeland security, applications is making progress as the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCompanies Developing Lethal Autonomous Weapons, As Groups Seek Ban
Dozens of defense companies are developing lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), as humanitarian groups seek to build international support for a treaty to ban them, according to a recent report. LAWS, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEchodyne Says Its Radars Successfully Tracked Small Drones In Urban Airspace
A recent test by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA) demonstrated the ability of radars supplied by Echodyne to detect and track small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in […]
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Unmanned SystemsReport: No Data Leakage from DJI Drones ‘At a Glance’
A DHS-funded report examining information security risks associated with drones found no evidence of data leakage, or the ability for data to be covertly retrieved, from two DJI models that […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyElbit Showcasing MAGNI Intelligence Drone at Paris Homeland Security Conference
Elbit Systems plans to showcase its new MAGNI intelligence drone at this week’s Milipol Paris 2019 safety and homeland security conference, which hosts some 30,000 visitors biennially. The drone is […]
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Unmanned SystemsBell’s APT Demonstrates 60-pound Payload Ahead of Marine Corps’ Unmanned Resupply Challenge
Bell‘s [TXT] Autonomous Pod Transport vehicle was selected to participate in the Marine Corps’ Tactical Resupply UAS fly-off challenge, scheduled to take place during the week of Jan. 27, 2020 in […]
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Homeland SecurityTop Republicans On House DHS, FAA Oversight Panels Object To Counter UAS Plan
A Department of Homeland Security plan to authorize the Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to operate anti-drone technologies at U.S. airports goes against law passed by Congress […]
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Homeland SecurityTech Developments
CBP Deploying Facial Comparison Technology to Laredo Port of Entry Customs and Border Protection in early November began deploying facial comparison technology at its Laredo, Texas, port of entry to […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Plans Counter Drone Pilot
The Coast Guard in 2020 plans to conduct a one-year evaluation of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to help it develop operational processes and capabilities for detecting and defeating drones near […]