Topic: Drone - on May 15, 2012 at 11:57:00 AM CEST
Autonome Mini-Drohnen für Österreich
Die Quadkopter werden von Hand gefertigt, der Einstiegspreis liegt bei 8.400 Euro
Die Wiener Firma Koschier IT bringt "Microdrones" nach Österreich. Dabei handelt es sich um Flugdrohnen mit vier Rotoren. Die für den professionellen Einsatz gedachten Flieger starten und landen vertikal. Sie sind kleiner und wesentlich günstiger als militärische Geräte, aber mächtiger als Modellflieger aus dem Elektronikmarkt.
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Topic: Drone - on May 15, 2012 at 11:55:00 AM CEST
Nano Drones, Ethical Algorithms: Inside Israel’s Secret Plan for Its Future Air Force
TEL AVIV, Israel — Nano drones that an infantryman can pull out of his pocket; helicopters piloted by robots who extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield; micro satellites on demand; large spy balloons in the upper reaches of the stratosphere; virtual training with a helmet from your office; algorithms that resolve pilots’ ethical dilemmas (so they won’t have to deal with those pesky war crimes tribunals); and farming out code to a network of high school kids.
Since mid-2009, some 300 Israel Air Force officers have been brainstorming about the next steps for one of the world’s most advanced air forces, and the main pillar of Israel’s strategic power. This “IAF 2030″ project has just come to an end. Besides a standard press release issued by the military, little has been disclosed about it. Exclusive details are reported here for the first time.
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Topic: Drone - on May 15, 2012 at 11:42:00 AM CEST
Drones, Remote Targeting and the Promise of Law
Drones, Remote Targeting and the Promise of Law
On Thursday, February 24, 2011, the New America Foundation, American Society of International Law, and the Arizona State University’s Center for Law, Science and Innovation hosted a conference on drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Four panels addressed a variety of topics associated with the technology, including their applications and limits as well as legal issues surrounding their use. Accounts ranged from academic to the anecdotal.
Panel I on the “The Use and Impact of Drones in South Asia,” included experiences from panelists who had seen first-hand the impact of drone technology in South Asia. Panelists Rohde and Shah offered their stories and confirmed that the drone program produced fear within Taliban ranks—the sound of drone engines hovering above was and remains haunting for civilians and insurgents. Others offered their assessment of the drone’s effectiveness in counter-insurgency and its perception within individual warzones.
Panel II, on “Drones and the Law of War,” was particularly informative, as Col. Bitzes and Charles Blanchard detailed the drone targeting and acquisition process employed by the US Air Force. Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch and William Banks rounded out the panel by emphasizing the legal framework in which violence is permissible.
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