FAA Pays General Atomics $1.5 Million to Fly Newest Military Killer/Surveillance Drone in U.S. Domestic Airspace

May 23, 2022 Leave a comment

by Barry Summers, published on CovertAction Magazine, May 17, 2022 April 1st was a good news/bad news kind of day for U.S. military drone-maker General Atomics. First, it was reported that the government of Australia had revealed that they were canceling the planned purchase of 12 MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, made by General Atomics (GA). Since the deal would have been […]

Aerial Warfare, Domestic Drones, Drone Program Detect and Avoid (DAA) Systems, Domestic Reapers, FAA, General Atomics Research, Hancock Air National Guard Base, Sky Guardian

Commercial Drones and the Slippery Slope

February 26, 2015 Leave a comment

Ed Kinane’s latest Op Ed, originally published on Truthout.org as: The FAA’s Broadening Regulations: Commercial Drones and the Slippery Slope The Federal Aviation Administration, bowing to persistent corporate and congressional drone caucus pressure, on February 15 issued “A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” seeking public input. The proposed rules seek to regulate the commercial and government flight of small (under 55 lbs.) […]

Domestic Drones CIA, Commercial Drones, Enforcement of Regulations, FAA, Proliferation, Surveillance