Unmanned Surveillance Drones

[hjmick]

Apparently their use is on the increase right here in the U.S.

Military, governemnt, law enforcement.

Why?

Is anyone else bothered by this?

 

[Valerie]

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot onboard. Its flight is either controlled autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of a navigator, or pilot (in military UAVs called a Combat Systems Officer on UCAVs) on the ground or in another vehicle.

There are a wide variety of drone shapes, sizes, configurations, and characteristics. Historically, UAVs were simple remotely piloted aircraft, but autonomous control is increasingly being employed.[1]

Their largest use is within military applications. UAVs are also used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as firefighting or nonmilitary security work, such as surveillance of pipelines. UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too "dull, dirty, or dangerous" for manned aircraft.

Unmanned aerial vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Unmanned aircraft system

UAS, or unmanned aircraft system, is the official United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) term for an unmanned aerial vehicle. Initially coined by the FAA in 2004 to reflect the fact that these complex systems include ground stations and other elements besides the actual aircraft, the term was first officially used by the FAA in early 2005 and subsequently adopted by DoD that same year in their Unmanned Aircraft System Roadmap 2005–2030.[28]


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Commercial aerial surveillance

Aerial surveillance of large areas is made possible with low cost UAV systems. Surveillance applications include: livestock monitoring, wildfire mapping, pipeline security, home security, road patrol and anti-piracy. The trend for use of UAV technology in commercial aerial surveillance is expanding rapidly.

 

[Mr. H.]

I'm bothered that I don't have one. Looks cool. And fun.

 

[Valerie]

This guy has one.

OWS Invests In Unmanned Surveillance Drone Dubbed The ‘Occucopter’



Tim Pool, an Occupy Wall Street protester, has acquired a Parrot AR drone he amusingly calls the “occucopter”. It is a lightweight four-rotor helicopter that you can buy cheaply on Amazon and control with your iPhone. It has an onboard camera so that you can view everything on your phone that it points at. Pool has modified the software to stream live video to the internet so that we can watch the action as it unfolds.


The Occucopter comes in response to police departments, across the country, stepping up efforts to prevent their actions from being recorded. Some have started covering up their names and badge numbers. Others attempt to stand in the way of recording devices, or declare “frozen zones” that are off limits to even the most credentialed reporters. Tim hopes that the Occucopter will allow protesters to monitor the police, and record any cases of brutality that may have otherwise remained undocumented.


We are trying to get a stable live feed so you can have 50 people controlling it in series. If the cops see you controlling it from a computer they can shut you down, but then control could automatically switch to someone else.

Now you, much like myself, might find yourself wondering, “Isn’t he concerned that some officer(s) will just shoot it down?”

No…They can’t just fire a weapon in the air because it could seriously hurt someone. They would have no excuse because the occucopter is strictly not illegal. Their only recourse would be to make it illegal, but it is only a toy.

http://www.manicchill.com/post/14564344405/ows-invests-in-unmanned-surveillance-drone-dubbed

 

[uscitizen]

My drones are cloaked. NO one knows how many thousand I have up there.
And totally silent. They are small and can follow you thru an open door.

 

[Valerie]

Unidentified Flying Object In Denver Nearly Takes Out Private Jet 8,000 Feet Over Cherry Creek (AUDIO, VIDEO)
Posted: 05/16/2012

Unidentified Flying Object In Denver Nearly Takes Out Private Jet 8,000 Feet Over Cherry Creek (AUDIO, VIDEO)




An unidentified flying object over Denver on Monday has aviation experts scratching their heads.

As first reported by 9News, the object did not appear on radar in the area, but nearly collided with a private jet at 8,000 feet above Cherry Creek.

In an audio recording from the jet cockpit, provided by LiveATC.net, a pilot can be heard telling air traffic officials, "I don't know if it was a remote controlled aircraft or what, but something just went by the other way. About 20-30 seconds ago... And it was like a large remote controlled aircraft."

 

[Mr. H.]

Well, it couldn't have been one of uscitizen's drones.

 

[asaratis]

I have little to hide. Why should I worry about who's watching?

 

[The T]

I have little to hide. Why should I worry about who's watching?

Really...And If I ever see one?

I'll give them the flying middle fickle finger of fate as I do traffic cameras.

 

[hjmick]

I have little to hide. Why should I worry about who's watching?

Dude, it's not about what you may or may not have to hide.

I have little to hide. Why should I worry about who's watching?

Really...And If I ever see one?

I'll give them the flying middle fickle finger of fate as I do traffic cameras.

I can't stand Alex Jones, but I'd vote for Napolitano for President...

» Judge Napolitano: First Patriot To Shoot Down A Government Spy Drone Will Be A Hero Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Excellent opportunity to set the sights on the ACOG.

 

[occupied]

If the MIC cannot have continual war over there they will have a security state over here, the war profiteers will be fed, bet on it.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Do I like the idea of it? No.

Do I think there's anything that can be done about it? No.

Technology will always advance.

 

[dilloduck]

Can't y'all take your drones and play elsewhere ? Fly em over Canada--there ain't nothing there to hurt.

 

[waltky]

Dey better not send one o' dem UAV's over here when Granny takin' a shower, she'll grab her Mossburg 12ga. an' shoot it outta the sky...

Experts puzzled by mysterious UAVs on Chinese frigate
Fri, May 18, 2012 - Pictures released earlier this week by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) showing mysterious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) hovering above and parked on the rear landing deck of a Chinese frigate at sea have left defense analysts scratching their heads.

The pictures, first published by Japanese media on Wednesday, were taken while three People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels — the Type 054A missile frigates Zhoushan and Xuzhou, and the electronic reconnaissance and missile tracking Beijixing — conducted exercises in the West Pacific, about 700km off Japan’s Okinotori. A Japanese surveillance aircraft spotted the vessels on April 29 as they crossed from the East China Sea into the strait of Osumi, the first such crossing by PLAN vessels in nine years. The ships were again spotted on their return journey on Monday. Aside from the rare crossing in a channel usually used by the US 7th Fleet, what mystified defense enthusiasts were two pictures released by the JMSDF, one showing three unmanned helicopters on the platform of the Zhoushan and another showing a similar type of UAV hovering above the vessel.

The People’s Liberation Army has a longstanding interest in UAV technology, and several civilian and military firms, including Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC), have been working on a variety of models. However, China has yet to confirm the successful development of an unmanned helicopter that is heavy enough and capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) at sea, where runways are in short supply. Very few models worldwide have demonstrated the capability so far. One of them, the Camcopter S-100s, built by Austrian firm Schiebel Corp, held a successful trial at sea last month on board an Italian naval ship.

According to analysts, the UAVs seen on the Zhoushan bear a striking resemblance to the S-100. The S-100 was showcased at the Fourth China International Exhibition on Police and Anti-Terrorism Technology and Equipment Exhibition held in Beijing in April last year, and defense-related Chinese Web sites have paid close attention to the device. Rumors have circulated in defense circles that China may have placed orders for several S-100s. Although the EU has an arms embargo on China, the rules appear to have been relaxed in recent years, limiting exports to purely defensive platforms. Foreign clients of the S-100 include Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and South Korea, which experienced a crash in Incheon on May 11, killing one person. Pakistan has also expressed interest in acquiring the UAV.

Another possibility raised by some experts is that Chinese firms reverse-engineered the S-100, as they have often done with foreign technology. One model, China’s Sunward Tech Star-lite SVU200, which conducted its maiden flight on land recently, looks very similar to the S-100. However, Greg Waldron of Flight Global, who attended the Beijing Air Show in September, where the SVU200 was showcased, told the Taipei Times the manufacturer had not mentioned sea capabilities for the aircraft. Unmanned vehicles can serve a number of military purposes, including electro-optic surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition radar and transmission relay. Such capabilities substantially increase a navy’s ability to monitor and control its surroundings. Larger models can also carry a variety of missiles.

Experts puzzled by mysterious UAVs on Chinese frigate - Taipei Times

 

[syrenn]

Apparently their use is on the increase right here in the U.S.

Military, governemnt, law enforcement.

Why?

Is anyone else bothered by this?

they got hummingbirds!


Robot Hummingbird Spy Drone Flies for Eight Minutes, Spies on Bad Guys | Fox News

 

[waltky]

Iraq gonna use drones to protect oil exports...

Iraq buys U.S. drones to protect oil
20 May`12 - The United States has agreed to sell unarmed surveillance drones to Iraq's navy as part of an effort to help protect that nation's oil exports amid growing tensions in the Persian Gulf and to strengthen U.S.-Iraqi ties.

"They understand the importance of the mission to protect its oil platforms," said Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, who heads the U.S. Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq. The office, which operates out of the U.S. Embassy and manages U.S. military sales programs in Iraq, confirmed the sale of drones but declined to say the model or number of drones that are part of the contract. The drones will allow Iraq's military to keep a continuous watch over its oil terminals within Iraqi territorial waters of the Persian Gulf, where a significant portion of the world's oil originates and which Iran has occasionally threatened to blockade.

The sales of drones and other U.S. military equipment are viewed by the United States as a way to maintain deep ties with Iraq after the departure of American troops in December. The sales "helps facilitate that strategic relationship," Caslen said. Iraq already said it is buying more than $15 billion worth of U.S. military hardware, including 36 F-16 fighter planes, M-1 tanks and armored personnel carriers, insisting the weapons are for defensive purposes. "Iraq should have the ability to protect itself against outside aggression," said Ali al-Moussawi, an adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Iraq is particularly concerned about the security of its oil facilities. The bulk of Iraq's exports move through a handful of terminals on Iraq's narrow Persian Gulf coast, making its exports vulnerable to attack from other countries or terrorists. As a major oil producer, Iraq could balance Western worries about Iran's threats to cut off oil shipments to some European countries that import Iranian oil. Iraq said it is not worried about whether Iran views Iraq's progress as a threat. "Whether Iran has concerns or not, we're OK with that," al-Moussawi said. "This is in our interest."

Iraqi and U.S. officials say Iraq has made remarkable progress in developing its energy industry since the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. "This is one of the biggest energy stories in the world today," said James Jeffrey, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq. Iraq has boosted oil production to 3 million barrels per day, up from about 2.5 million before the invasion. In six years, Iraq expects to be producing 10 million barrels a day, according to Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy, Hussain al-Shahristani. "We'd like Iraq to be considered as a dependable long-term supplier of world energy needs," al-Shahristani said.

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[Two Thumbs]

Apparently their use is on the increase right here in the U.S.

Military, governemnt, law enforcement.

Why?

Is anyone else bothered by this?

As long as they are not armed, no.

and from what I have heard it's mostly for border patrol and for recon just before kicking the door in.

 

[Lovebears65]

Shepard Smith says it best..

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x90cCC1UDWE]on OUR Government KILLING IT'S OWN CITIZENS! Shepard Smith & Judge Napolitano - YouTube[/ame]

 

[editec]

Of course unmanned drones will be in the skies over the USA.

Such a system of surveillance is absolutely ncessary in developing police state.

First of all the government will want to have that power, and then throw in the fact that selling those drones to our government will make some INSIDERS very wealthy and its practically a guarantee that they'll be flying over this nation.


Our government would buy these things even if they didn't really need them, given the fact that by buying them it will make the some of the masters very wealthy.