Domestic Drone Countermeasures, Oregon Company, To Sell Defense Systems Direct To Consumers A company in Oregon has said it will sell anti-drone technology directly to consumers. In this Jan. 8, 2009, photo provided by the Mesa County, Colo., Sheriff's Department, a small Draganflyer X6 drone is photographed during a test flight in Mesa County, Colo., with a FLIR (Forward Looking Infra Red) payload. 03/20/2013 Worried about the government's increased use of drones to spy on citizens [ http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/domestic-drones ]? Well, for the price of a new car you may be able to block unmanned vehicles from snooping. Oregon-based company Domestic Drone Countermeasures announced last month that it would sell customized anti-drone defense systems to anyone interested in a little extra privacy. Drones will be an increasingly significant issue for people and companies seeking to limit aerial images of themselves or their property, company president Amy Ciesielka told The Huffington Post. Domestic Drone Countermeasures' anti-drone system would not disable drone technology nor jam the machines, Ciesielka said, but would neutralize the ability of a small air-bound drone to capture sound and images through its on-board cameras, video recorders and microphones. The anti-drone service uses patent-protected technology, and all the components already exist; Domestic Drone Countermeasures is simply joining them together into a single product for consumers, she said. Ciesielka declined to name a price for the drone defense system, only saying it would "cost as much as car, maybe an Audi." [...] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/domestic-drone-countermeasures_n_2916974.html [with comments]
FAA certifies first 2 drones for domestic [civilian/commercial] flight
FILE - In this June 28, 2013 file photo, Nick Morgan, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, prepares to launch a PUMA drone into the wind on the stern of the Research Vessel Tatoosh during a research mission near the Quillayute Needles Archipelago off the coast of La Push. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, John Lok) [via http://newsok.com/faa-certifies-first-2-drones-for-domestic-flight/article/feed/570830 (no comments yet); same photo also in this AP original of this story]
By JOAN LOWY Jul. 26 11:25 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say they have certified two types of unmanned aircraft for civilian use, a milestone expected to lead to the first approved commercial drone operations later this summer.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday the drones are Insitu's Scan Eagle X200 and AeroVironment's PUMA. Both weigh less than 55 pounds, are about 4.5 feet long and have wingspans of 9 to 10 feet.
A major energy company plans to fly the Scan Eagle off the Alaska coast starting in August to survey ice floes and migrating whales. The PUMA is expected to support emergency response crews for oil spill monitoring and wildlife surveillance over the Beaufort Sea.
Most nonmilitary use of drones in the U.S. has been limited to police and other government agencies.
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