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Keeping Up With the Dronesnew

Navigating FAA regulations and Tennessee law can be tricky, but drones are here to stay.
Nashville Scene  |  Steve Haruch  |  08-11-2014  |  Tech

Drone Zone: High-Tech War Games in Oregon?new

If senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have their way, and the FAA reauthorization bill is signed into law with an increase in drone-testing areas inserted, then a swath of high desert, currently home to sage grouse and antelope, could become prime real estate for drones or more accurately, unmanned aerial systems. As war becomes more and more like a high tech video game, the question becomes: Does Oregon want to be in the business of testing killing machines?
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  05-20-2011  |  War

Drone Trainingnew

As demand mounts for unmanned missions, the Air Force launches drone training.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Pam Zubeck  |  09-27-2010  |  War

Home to Windsurfers, Microbrews, and Drones That Kill America’s Enemiesnew

One day in the Columbia Gorge, Tad McGeer watched a video from a battlefield 7,000 miles away. Filmed from the air, the footage revealed tiny figures moving about an open field below. Suddenly, the figures were engulfed in an explosive fireball.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  03-03-2010  |  War

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