UAVs and Homeland Security: The Opportunities and Roadblocks

Homeland Security Today: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been at the center of intense controversy for years. The lethal use of General Atomics’ MQ-1 Predator and Reaper primarily by the CIA in the Middle East and the perceived threat to privacy that the technology poses, drive much of the skepticism we see and hear about drones today.

However, the recent Nepalese earthquake has reminded us of the enormous benefit UAVs can provide in disaster relief – and in fulfilling the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) mission.

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