
“The simulated chase this month was among the first test flights in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security program designed to evaluate the possible civilian use of ‘Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.’ In coming months, dozens of companies will come to Oklahoma to put their state-of-the-art aerial vehicles through a series of scenarios designed to test their capabilities in situations that police and firefighters might encounter. Many of the drones being tested come with very advanced surveillance technology, including radar, video cameras, infrared thermal imagers and wireless network detectors that can collect sensitive information.”
Related posts:
Tablets at restaurants: Applebee's, Chili's to eliminate human interaction
Will NYC Get Its First Bitcoin ATM in 2014?
Half of All Homes Are Being Purchased With Cash
Austin Bitcoin mining company hits 1,000 unit sales milestone
The Facebook camera that can recognise you every time you walk into a shop
'Seasteads' offer libertarians the vision of floating cities for the future
Doors swing open for advocates of marijuana legalization on Capitol Hill
Nasdaq rejects pot startup MassRoots
Law-enforcer misuse of driver database soars
France vows to defend jobs as GE bids for bailed-out energy company
Two U.S. sailors admit to Okinawa rape charges
Senate passes debt-ceiling increase in blow to tea party
Can Freedom-Loving Czechs Build a New Nation on the Danube?
Glenn Greenwald and other NSA critics to testify before Congress
China Central Bank: No Longer in China’s Interest to Increase Reserves