More Drones Set To Use US Air Space 223
Dupple writes with a quote from the BBC about more testing of Predator drones in U.S. air space: "Tests have been carried out to see whether military drones can mix safely in the air with passenger planes. The tests involved a Predator B drone fitted with radio location systems found on domestic aircraft that help them spot and avoid other planes. The tests will help to pave the way for greater use of drones in America's domestic airspace."
Re:Who do I have to salute? (Score:4, Interesting)
It's just another bear in the air
Domestic Drones w/ ADS-B transponders = trackable (Score:5, Interesting)
If domestic drones will be allowed in domestic civilian airspace as long as they carry active ADS-B transponders, then there are a number of receiver+software packages that would enable them to be tracked by anyone with some tech skills.
Google "ADS-B receiver", one example: http://www.scannermaster.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=28-661518 [scannermaster.com]
Re:Domestic Drones w/ ADS-B transponders = trackab (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Who do I have to salute? (Score:4, Interesting)
Srsly. It is easily within casual hobbyist technology to bring these things down.