Before sending a $6,000 drone to record aerial footage in Unalaska, Emmett Fitch warned the pilot he might want to reconsider one thing. “It was black with a white body,” Fitch recalls. “I said, ‘That looks a lot like an eagle. We should maybe paint it a different color.’”
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Dillingham drone sighting raises questions about privacy
Michael Paisley of Dillingham was outside with his dog, when he realized that he was in the presence of an unwelcome visitor. “We were just standing there in the woods waiting for her to do her business when I heard a weird hum.”
Shishmaref man tracks sea ice conditions with drone
Dennis Davis using social media to share the footage he collects in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of climate change on Alaska’s Northwest coast.
Report: Obama Administration Makes ‘No Progress’ On Drone Program Transparency
A new report concludes the White House needs to do more to increase transparency and accountability of targeted killing operations in the waning months of the Obama administration.
Ketchikan students explore the world of drones
For the past few months, sixth-graders at Point Higgins Elementary have been learning about earthquakes, tsunamis and flying drones as a part of a tsunami marine debris monitoring program.
Coast Guard icebreaker launches, lands first Arctic drone
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched and successfully landed an unmanned aircraft—popularly known as a drone—from an ice breaker trawling the Arctic Ocean.
BP uses drones for first time on land for commercial purposes
BP is using Unmanned Aerial Systems to inspect roads, gravel pads, and pipelines on the North Slope.
Alaska legislators draft drone policy
With the Federal Aviation Administration considering Alaska as a drone test site, lawmakers are drafting a policy for their use in the state.
In Pakistan, Thousands Protest Against U.S. Drone Strikes
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Pakistan to protest U.S. drone strikes inside their country.
Study: Effectiveness Of U.S. Drone Strikes Doubtful
U.S. drone strikes carried out in Pakistan appear to have little impact on insurgent violence in neighboring Afghanistan, according to a new meta-study published by the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.