DEFENSE/DRONES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that additional actions are necessary to ensure the security of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) owned, operated, and controlled by the Federal […]
Category: Drones
6/20/2019
DRONES/IRAN: “Iran made a big mistake [shooting down a US drone]. This drone was in international waters, clearly. We have it all documented. It’s documented scientifically, not just words. And they made a very bad mistake… And, fortunately, that drone was unarmed.. [I]t was over international waters; clearly over international waters. But we didn’t have […]
10/4/2018
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/DHS/DRONES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign a bill on Friday {10-5-18] granting the U.S. government new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers, officials said on Thursday [10-4-18]. Trump is set to sign the bill on Friday that will, among other measures, bar airlines […]
10/4/2018
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/DHS/DRONES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign a bill on Friday [10-5-18] granting the U.S. government new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers, officials said on Thursday [10-4-18]. Trump is set to sign the bill on Friday that will, among other measures, bar airlines […]
4/19/2019
DRONES/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day after President Trump promised to slash the red tape involved in weapons sales, the administration announced on Thursday [4-19-18] a new policy that could vastly expand sales of armed drones, a contentious emblem of the shift toward remotely controlled warfare. That change, in addition to a newly released update to […]
3/20/2018
DRONES/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will soon make it easier to export some types of lethal U.S.-made drones to potentially dozens more allies and partners, according to people familiar with the plan. Trump is expected to ease rules for such foreign sales under a long-delayed new policy on unmanned military aircraft due to […]
7/17/2017
CHINA/DRONES/TRADE DEALS: “Last October, satellite images captured the distinctive outlines of some powerful new weaponry at a Saudi runway used for military strikes in Yemen. Three Wing Loong drones had appeared, Chinese-made replicas of the U.S. Predator with a similar ability to stay aloft for hours carrying missiles and bombs. The same month, another Chinese […]
12/16/2014
DRONES/OBAMA/TORTURE: “Obama attacks the CIA for waterboarding while routinely droning civilians caught in the Islamist crosshairs.” – 12/16/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 12/16/2014 […]
2/7/2013
DRONES/OBAMA/TORTURE: “Obama can kill Americans at will with drones but waterboarding is not allowed—only in America!” [09:50:09 AM] – 2/7/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/7/2013 […]
2/7/2013
2A/DRONES/GUNS: “@erikcantu [Video Producer] Even better, government kills by drones but we can’t even own guns. Thanks Erik.” – Twitter.com, Feb 7, 2013, Donald Trump, 2/7/2013 […]
5/24/2012
DRONES/GOVERNMENT: “Why are armed drones being released over our homeland by the Government?http://t.co/MeMEVEST Seems excessive.” [3:01:15 PM] – 5/24/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 5/24/2012 […]