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The Pentagon deployed drones 11 times throughout the 2018 fiscal year. That's the same number they deployed from 2011 to 2017 combined. The drones varied from civilian drones to military strike aircraft, and they were used for disaster relief, reconnaissance and everything in-between.
New data published by the Pentagon has revealed when drones were used, what they were used for and how long their missions lasted. Over half of the missions fell under the "Defense Support of Civil Authorities," which only became viable this year after the Secretary of Defense removed oversight requirements.
[...] In total, there were three year-long missions and eight short-term missions which lasted an average of three months each.
Hellfires helping homefires between disaster relief and reconnaissance?
Don't forget to register and license those homebrew hoverers, hmmm?
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday January 28 2019, @06:16PM (2 children)
Of course, a Republican is in office so drones have been restored to their status as just a fancy RC plane and not the civilization ending threat that Obama failed to stop on day 1.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @06:51PM
Cognitive dissonance at work. I was horrified by Obama's usage (voted for him) and I'm still horrified now. This is apparently beyond the comprehension of many users here.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday January 28 2019, @10:00PM
Do please at least glance at the article summary: 11 domestic uses in 12 months, including DJI Phantom deployments? To me that's a fantastically small number of nationwide deployments for a 12 month timespan.
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