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The Drone That Time Forgot: Small Town's UAV Gathers Dust

Jillian Rayfield | February 15, 2012, 6:02AM

Thanks to new FAA regulations, domestic drones may soon proliferate in national airspace. But for one town, the new rules will come too late to save its drone from becoming obsolete.

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Topics: Drones, FAA, North Carolina, UAVs

The Drone Next Door: New FAA Rules Will Increase UAVs In National Airspace

Jillian Rayfield | February 9, 2012, 6:15AM

A new set of laws will require the FAA to ease up on the rules governing domestic drone use -- and to find a way to integrate them into national airspace alongside regular aircraft.

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Topics: Drones, FAA, UAVs

One Nation Under The Drone: The Rising Number Of UAVs In American Skies

Jillian Rayfield | December 22, 2011, 4:45AM

A secret air show in Houston. An unmanned blimp in Utah. A sovereign citizen arrested in North Dakota.

Each of these is just one small part of the bigger story of the proliferation of unmanned aircraft use within the U.S., and each is likely to become smaller still if the FAA goes through with plans to loosen regulations governing domestic use of drones.

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Topics: Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, Drones, Privacy, UAVs

Drones

Air Force's New 'All-Seeing' Drone Has Trouble ... Seeing

Eric Lach | January 25, 2011, 9:51AM

A Predator B drone.

Gorgon Stare, the new airborne surveillance system which officials say is capable of monitoring entire cities in real time, is "not operationally effective" and "not operationally suitable," according to a draft report dated Dec. 30.

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Topics: Drones, Gorgon Stare, Idea Lab, TPMTech, UAVs

Drones

Are Unmanned Drones Coming To A Police Dept. Near You?

Eric Lach | January 24, 2011, 10:59AM

A Draganflyer X4 drone.

The Miami-Dade police department should soon be up and flying, while the Mayor of Ogden, Utah has floated a blimp idea. Still, unmanned drone use among U.S. law enforcement remains rare. That may soon change.

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Topics: Drones, Law Enforcement, Miami, Military Technology, Technology, UAVs

Ogden, Utah

Unmanned Blimp-Fancying Mayor: Blimps Are Cost Effective

Eric Lach | January 24, 2011, 8:41AM

The Utah mayor who wants his town to use an unmanned blimp to fight crime tells TPM that when it comes to to the cost of your Unmanned Aerial Vechicle, there's no beating blimps. That's not to say that he was born a blimp believer.

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Topics: Matthew Godfrey, Ogden, Utah, UAVs

Mexico

Unmanned Mexican Drone Crashes Near El Paso, Texas

Eric Lach | December 16, 2010, 5:08PM

A remote-control drone operated by the Mexican government crashed in the United States near El Paso, Texas, this week, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency confirms to TPM.