Civilian and Commercial Drones

Terrorism Threat Assessment
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Approaching a 'New Normal': What the Drone Attack in Venezuela Portends
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Aug 13, 2018
Foreign Policy Research Institute
The attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Maduro showed that drones are easy to use and difficult to defend against. Commercial off-the-shelf technology is easy to acquire. It is imperative that counterterrorism specialists begin planning a robust response to the threat.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Coronavirus Outbreak, Drones, the U.S. Power Grid: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 6, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the intensifying coronavirus outbreak, cyber threats from drones, the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid, and more.
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Terrorism Threat Assessment
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Toy Drones and Twitter: The Ability of Individuals to Wreak Large-Scale Havoc
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Jun 18, 2018
The National Interest
Lone wolves or small groups could use drones, virtual currencies, encrypted communications, and artificial intelligence for nefarious purposes. The threat is even greater when these technologies are used in conjunction with disinformation spread over social media.
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Civilian and Commercial Drones
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Drones Could Deliver Change to Africa
Shira Efron
Nov 17, 2017
Inside Sources
Drones could transform Africa's urban and rural infrastructure and enhance its agricultural productivity. But deployment of drones on the continent faces technological, economic, social, and legal, and regulatory challenges.
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Air Traffic Control
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How to Prevent Drones Colliding in Crowded Skies
Kenneth Kuhn, William Welser IV, Jia Xu
Sep 14, 2016
Newsweek
The federal government should work with private firms to develop drone traffic management systems and test drone designs. This could help stimulate the development of drone aviation. It could also help modernize the air traffic control system.
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Civilian and Commercial Drones
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Regulating Drone Airspace Using 'Smart Markets'
David Manheim, John F. Raffensperger, Jia Xu
Apr 19, 2016
TechCrunch
With commercially operated autonomous drones potentially on the horizon, a policy problem is likely to emerge: allocation of scarce airspace and preferred flight paths. 'Smart markets' could help.
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Air Defense
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Expect More Drone Use Like Recent Israeli Episode
Ted Harshberger @TedHarsh
Oct 11, 2012
U.S. News & World Report
Practically any country that aspires to an indigenous aviation industry (as most countries do, even if only for national pride) has a reasonably capable, medium-altitude unmanned drone system in development or flying already, writes Ted Harshberger.
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Civilian and Commercial Drones

Approaching a 'New Normal': What the Drone Attack in Venezuela Portends

Coronavirus Outbreak, Drones, the U.S. Power Grid: RAND Weekly Recap

Toy Drones and Twitter: The Ability of Individuals to Wreak Large-Scale Havoc

Drones Could Deliver Change to Africa

How to Prevent Drones Colliding in Crowded Skies

Regulating Drone Airspace Using 'Smart Markets'

Expect More Drone Use Like Recent Israeli Episode

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