Posted by Eric Sandy on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:24 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration (click here) released documents earlier this month that reveal drone authorization approved for the Medina County Sheriff's Office, Lorain County Community College, the Ohio Department of Transportation and other area institutions and offices.
But don't expect much action on that front anytime soon. While Scene is awaiting contract information and detailed plans from the agencies, typical civilian drones clock in around one or two pounds and serve training purposes (via law enforcement) or studying purposes (colleges and universities)....
This information about unarmed drones is all over the Right Wing Media, including NewsMax and The Washington Times, but, appears nowhere in Main Stream Media. It is also quoted by RT from those same sources. I would expect if this information carried brevity it would be everywhere.
Boeing Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (AFP Photo / Sgt Guadalupe M. Deanda III)
Jim Williams, (click here) the chief of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office, spoke at a drone convention outside of Washington, DC this week and reassured his audience that the missile-equipped Predator and Reaper drones that have become a hallmark of America’s foreign wars won’t be allowed stateside anytime soon.
“We currently have rules in the books that deal with releasing anything from an aircraft, period. Those rules are in place and that would prohibit weapons from being installed on a civil aircraft,” Mr. Williams told the crowd in Tysons Corner, Virginia, where people from across the world have gathered this week to attend an event sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
This information about unarmed drones is all over the Right Wing Media, including NewsMax and The Washington Times, but, appears nowhere in Main Stream Media. It is also quoted by RT from those same sources. I would expect if this information carried brevity it would be everywhere.
Jim Williams, (click here) the chief of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office, spoke at a drone convention outside of Washington, DC this week and reassured his audience that the missile-equipped Predator and Reaper drones that have become a hallmark of America’s foreign wars won’t be allowed stateside anytime soon.
“We currently have rules in the books that deal with releasing anything from an aircraft, period. Those rules are in place and that would prohibit weapons from being installed on a civil aircraft,” Mr. Williams told the crowd in Tysons Corner, Virginia, where people from across the world have gathered this week to attend an event sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
