DefenceTalkWashington: Owners of recreational drones in the United States will soon have to register them, the government said Monday, as the popular devices become a growing hazard in the skies. As more and more radio-controlled drones appear in American skies, the risk of one colliding with a full-sized airplane — with potentially catastrophic results — […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-require-registration-of-drones-65657/

DefenceTalkToronto film festival movies on Sunday delved into the ethical and legal quagmire created using drones to kill US enemies overseas from a base in the Nevada desert. “Eye in the Sky,” stars Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren as a colonel who hunts the world’s most wanted terror suspects from an underground bunker in London, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/toronto-film-festival-targets-drones-65372/

DefenceTalkWashington: Drones will not be flying over Washington under strict security measures for the US Independence Day holiday weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday. Following terror strikes in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, authorities issued an alert ahead of the weekend that usually draws thousands to the US federal capital for fireworks and picnics. “We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-drones-in-washington-for-july-4-holiday-64759/

DefenceTalkThe Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has published a number of new regulations under a notice of authorised amendment (NAA) 15/03 for Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) which ‘go live’ on 19 January 2015. The publication of the regulations marks the end of a 15 month review by an MAA Multi-Disciplinary Team formed from staff across […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-introduces-new-regulations-for-remotely-piloted-air-systems-rpas-62008/

DefenceTalkNavy engineers are making final adjustments to a laser weapon prototype that will be the first of its kind to deploy aboard a ship late this summer. The prototype, an improved version of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS), will be installed on USS Ponce for at-sea testing in the Persian Gulf, fulfilling plans announced by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/all-systems-go-navys-laser-weapon-ready-for-summer-deployment-59273/