La inceputul lui 2012, Congresul Statelor Unite a cerut Administratiei Federale a Aviatiei (FAA) sa dezvolte un plan de integrare a dronelor (sisteme civile de zbor fara pilot) in spatiul aerian domestic pana la data de 30 septembrie 2015. Ce inseamna pentru comunicatea internationala si pentru americani utilizarea dronelor? In majoritatea situatiilor, americanii sprijina utilizarea dronelor in cazurile domestice de aplicare a legii. Spre exemplu, 80% dintre cetatenii SUA sprijina folosirea dronelor in misiunile de salvare, 67% sunt pentru utilizarea acestei tehnologii in urmarirea criminalilor si 64% sunt de acord cu controlul granitelor tarii impotriva imigrantilor ilegali. In acelasi timp, 67% dintre americani citeste si comenteaza …

Susanne Posel
In September, according to a poll taken by mainstream media, a third of Americans are highly concerned about the increasing use of drones by local law enforcement and governmental agencies. As Congress pressures the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow for domestic routes for aerial drones by 2015, there is growing support from corporate entities that claim unmanned aircraft will enable them to secure profits and monitor otherwise difficult locations. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International(AUVSI) are the “leading global organization representing the views of the unmanned systems and robotics community.” citeste si comenteaza …