Cybersecurity

FBI, DHS Warn of Hacker Mercenaries Funded by Nation-States

Lawmakers also are considering giving Homeland Security more authority to test anti-drone tech.

Emerging Tech

Thousands Apply to Trump's Drone Pilot Program

Transportation and FAA are accepting proposals to participate in drone innovation zones, where normal regulations do not apply.

Emerging Tech

Here’s What Citizens Taught Feds During Disasters

After the summer's hurricanes, agencies are looking at how everyday people can help in disaster relief efforts.

Ideas

Drones Take Off in a Public Safety Role

Will successful rescue missions completed with the help of drone operators help loosen some of the FAA's regulations?

Artificial Intelligence

Three-Star General Wants Artificial Intelligence in Every New Weapon System

The department's Project Maven uses machine learning to go through drone video feeds but that's just the beginning, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said.

Emerging Tech

Drones Let Scientists Get Inside Humpback Whale Blowholes

These flying drones, got much closer to these whales than humans typically can.

Artificial Intelligence

Vladimir Putin Believes Artificial Intelligence Could Lead to Global Monopolies and Drone Wars

Russian companies have been actively researching autonomous weapons, such as drones, robots and missiles, which would be able to pick targets and fire on their own.

Digital Government

Look for Military Drones to Begin Replacing Police Helicopters by 2025

General Atomics is working hard to put a close cousin of its Reaper anti-terrorism drone in the hands of local law enforcement.

Digital Government

Drones Will Help Protect Guam From North Korean Missiles

A June 2016 test showed that drones can track missiles, promising better protection for forces and allies under threat of a North Korean missile strike

Digital Government

Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Border Wall Wouldn’t Stop This $5,000 Drone

Earlier this month, border patrol agents intercepted a methamphetamine shipment that had been dropped off via drone on the U.S. side of the border.

Digital Government

Here’s How the US Military Wants to Counter ISIS Drones and Roadside Bombs

Predictive algorithms, deep machine learning, directed energy, and more are all on the Pentagon’s shopping list.

Digital Government

The US Army Just Ordered Soldiers to Stop Using Drones from China’s DJI

An Aug. 2 memo cites 'increased awareness of cyber vulnerabilities' with drones from China’s market-leading DJI.

Emerging Tech

FDA Is Looking Into Drones for Health Inspections

But how drone-collected data will figure into the agency's old school processes is still being worked out.