Pakistan’s Army Warns US Not To Stage More Raids
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s army broke its silence over the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, acknowledging its own “shortcomings” in efforts to find the al-Qaida leader but threatening to...
View ArticleAnti-Drone Protesters Arrested At Creech
INDIAN SPRINGS, Nev. (AP) — Officials say eight people were arrested on disturbing the peace charges during a demonstration outside a U.S. Air Force base home to Predator and Reaper remote-controlled...
View ArticleDrone Crash In Nevada Costs Air Force Nearly $10 Million
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Air Force officials say a series of errors led to the crash of an unmanned drone aircraft in December in a remote area north of Las Vegas. A report released Tuesday says the pilot...
View ArticleAerospace Company Develops Drone That Can Fly Continuously For 5 Years
MORIARTY, N.M. (CBS Las Vegas) — An aerospace company has presented its design “atmospheric satellites” that fly at 65,000 feet and provide drone-like services such as live-mapping and monitoring...
View ArticleUtah, Nevada, Others Await FAA Drone Testing Decision
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials in Utah, Nevada and 22 other states are eagerly awaiting the Federal Aviation Administration’s selection of six drone-testing sites for the agency. States submitting...
View ArticleAir Force Reports On Drone Crash At Creech
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) – An Air Force investigation says a Predator drone crashed into a runway on a Nevada base because of a low-level wind shear and pilot error. Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force...
View ArticleProtesters At Air Base Call For end To Drone Missions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Protesters at the gate of an air base in southern Nevada are calling for an end to U.S. drone missions that they say kill many more civilians than terrorists halfway around the world....
View ArticleFirst US Autonomous, Urban Drone Delivery a Success in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A drone, on its own, has delivered a package to a residential location in a small western Nevada town in what its maker says is the first fully autonomous, federally approved urban...
View Article2-Year Drone Program Coming To College Of Southern Nevada
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A new two-year program is starting at the College of Southern Nevada in response to the growth of the state’s drone industry. Employers approached the college’s engineering...
View ArticleDrone Collides With Commercial Airplane, 8 People On Board
CBS Local — Canadian officials say that a drone struck a passenger plane while it was on its final approach into Quebec City. The Oct. 12 incident is the first reported collision between a plane and a...
View ArticleNevada To Pursue New FAA Drone Program
LAS VEGAS (KXNT) – The State of Nevada announced on Wednesday it completed the first step for applying to participate in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)...
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