Drones will have bullets in them... when they land, not when they take off. ;-)
I think that is what was meant by:
BAR B QUES WILL BE 50x AWESOMER NOW.
New redneck sport: Drone skeet.
Topic: Uncle Sam Prepares To Unleash Up To 30000 Drones Over America For "Public Safety (Read 3347 times)
October 24, 2012, 01:18:33 AM
I think that is what was meant by:
New redneck sport: Drone skeet.
October 24, 2012, 01:07:37 AM
Drones will have bullets in them... when they land, not when they take off. ;-)
October 24, 2012, 12:56:43 AM
Who will have access to the data, cameras, sensors etc..
What if errors occurs ? and it will happen !
What about your privacy ?
Armed drones are the next step.. dont want it at all !
That's sounds so bad to me
What if errors occurs ? and it will happen !
What about your privacy ?
Armed drones are the next step.. dont want it at all !
That's sounds so bad to me
October 23, 2012, 10:57:20 PM
Between 3d printing and the technology and skills available to the average consumer, it might be interesting to see AI piloted "drone killers" make an appearance. Then the drones will evolve to fight back and before you know it, it's Skynet all over again
October 23, 2012, 06:57:08 PM
So what they're flying them, as long as you have nothing to worry about, who cares?
Because so many things are unconstitutionally made illegal (mala prohibita) that if we were prosecuted for every "crime" we committed, we'd spend the rest of our lives in prison or be fined into bankruptcy, have every single asset seized, and die homeless, naked, on the street.
October 23, 2012, 06:29:59 PM
So what they're flying them, as long as you have nothing to worry about, who cares?
Ever do anything perfectly legal that you wouldn't want on the front page of your local newspaper? 
October 23, 2012, 06:27:40 PM
So what they're flying them, as long as you have nothing to worry about, who cares?
October 23, 2012, 04:00:35 PM
Automated face recognition would be an application they'll want to have in the air
They already have this.
This company sells it to the U.S. government... http://www.spotrtech.com/products.php
October 23, 2012, 01:14:01 PM
Automated face recognition would be an application they'll want to have in the air, Like the drone spiders in the Tom Cruise Si-Fy.
October 23, 2012, 01:02:29 PM
All drones will be equipped with ...the technology to sniff out certain chemicals from thousands of feet above our heads.
Cool beans!
This will allow police to locate people smoking marijuana and put them in the penitentiary for rehabilitation and penance.
Excessive amounts of carbon dioxide from BBQ grills could also be located and shut down.
October 23, 2012, 08:26:18 AM
considering the falling cost of hardware
I see what you did there...
I can't think of anything more fun than firing some old radio equipment and knocking drones out of the sky.
October 22, 2012, 12:44:11 PM
Any idea how far you have to lead a drone?
The depends on a huge number of factors, mainly the altitude, speed, and what type of weapon you are using.
If using a long-range duck hunting shotgun with a severe choke, the lead distance would be much greater than if using a fast-moving 5.56 round from an AR.
Here are some guys practicing drone take-down on a ranch in Texas...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgEFOD8Jlo
For the little drones that will sniff for chemicals around your windows, the weapon would need to be something like a fire extinguisher that would not impact your neighbors' houses.
October 22, 2012, 11:01:06 AM
The cool part is when we get the hacks from Iran and so we can take over the controls. Free RC planes for everyone, until you get arrested or removed for existence by a military grade drone. Oops and they are coming no matter what.
It's a relatively simple matter to weaponize and add a camera to an off-the-shelf RC plane. Build your own drone-defense drone.
October 22, 2012, 10:59:42 AM
Any idea how far you have to lead a drone? 
October 22, 2012, 10:50:06 AM
All drones will be equipped with ...the technology to sniff out certain chemicals from thousands of feet above our heads.
Cool beans!
This will allow police to locate people smoking marijuana and put them in the penitentiary for rehabilitation and penance.
Excessive amounts of carbon dioxide from BBQ grills could also be located and shut down.
October 22, 2012, 10:41:58 AM
All drones will be equipped with ...the technology to sniff out certain chemicals from thousands of feet above our heads.
Cool beans!
This will allow police to locate people smoking marijuana and put them in the penitentiary for rehabilitation and penance.
Excessive amounts of carbon dioxide from BBQ grills could also be located and shut down.
October 22, 2012, 10:16:29 AM
Just wait until one of these falls out of the sky onto a bus full of orphans.
As it turned out, that orphanage was actually cover for a militant training camp. We made a calculated decision and we decided in the interest of national security that we had to strike the orphanage. Collateral damage is unfortunate, but sometimes extreme measures are necessary for the sake of greater security.
October 21, 2012, 11:53:19 PM
Quote from: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/06/25/drones-vulnerable-to-terrorist-hijacking-researchers-say/
A small surveillance drone flies over an Austin stadium, diligently following a series of GPS waypoints that have been programmed into its flight computer. By all appearances, the mission is routine.
Suddenly, the drone veers dramatically off course, careering eastward from its intended flight path. A few moments later, it is clear something is seriously wrong as the drone makes a hard right turn, streaking toward the south. Then, as if some phantom has given the drone a self-destruct order, it hurtles toward the ground. Just a few feet from certain catastrophe, a safety pilot with a radio control saves the drone from crashing into the field.
From the sidelines, there are smiles all around over this near-disaster. Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin's Radionavigation Laboratory have just completed a successful experiment: illuminating a gaping hole in the government’s plan to open US airspace to thousands of drones. [...] with the right equipment, anyone can take control of a GPS-guided drone and make it do anything they want it to.
Suddenly, the drone veers dramatically off course, careering eastward from its intended flight path. A few moments later, it is clear something is seriously wrong as the drone makes a hard right turn, streaking toward the south. Then, as if some phantom has given the drone a self-destruct order, it hurtles toward the ground. Just a few feet from certain catastrophe, a safety pilot with a radio control saves the drone from crashing into the field.
From the sidelines, there are smiles all around over this near-disaster. Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin's Radionavigation Laboratory have just completed a successful experiment: illuminating a gaping hole in the government’s plan to open US airspace to thousands of drones. [...] with the right equipment, anyone can take control of a GPS-guided drone and make it do anything they want it to.
October 21, 2012, 11:32:39 PM
If it uses the standard GPS broadcast signals then it can be taken control of.
Some Uni kids from Iran snagged a US drone and landed it..
Some Uni kids from Iran snagged a US drone and landed it..
October 14, 2012, 08:29:32 AM
Quote from: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/06/25/drones-vulnerable-to-terrorist-hijacking-researchers-say/
A small surveillance drone flies over an Austin stadium, diligently following a series of GPS waypoints that have been programmed into its flight computer. By all appearances, the mission is routine.
Suddenly, the drone veers dramatically off course, careering eastward from its intended flight path. A few moments later, it is clear something is seriously wrong as the drone makes a hard right turn, streaking toward the south. Then, as if some phantom has given the drone a self-destruct order, it hurtles toward the ground. Just a few feet from certain catastrophe, a safety pilot with a radio control saves the drone from crashing into the field.
From the sidelines, there are smiles all around over this near-disaster. Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin's Radionavigation Laboratory have just completed a successful experiment: illuminating a gaping hole in the government’s plan to open US airspace to thousands of drones. [...] with the right equipment, anyone can take control of a GPS-guided drone and make it do anything they want it to.
Suddenly, the drone veers dramatically off course, careering eastward from its intended flight path. A few moments later, it is clear something is seriously wrong as the drone makes a hard right turn, streaking toward the south. Then, as if some phantom has given the drone a self-destruct order, it hurtles toward the ground. Just a few feet from certain catastrophe, a safety pilot with a radio control saves the drone from crashing into the field.
From the sidelines, there are smiles all around over this near-disaster. Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin's Radionavigation Laboratory have just completed a successful experiment: illuminating a gaping hole in the government’s plan to open US airspace to thousands of drones. [...] with the right equipment, anyone can take control of a GPS-guided drone and make it do anything they want it to.
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