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Re: [Phys-l] OT: DIY Drones

On Mar 14, 2007, at 11:30 PM, Brian Whatcott wrote:
Here's an enthusiastic blog reported by Wired mag,
on the wish for organized autonomous drones

<http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/03/were_big_fans_o.html>


Check out the alarming / amusing DIY Cruise Missile saga of New Zealander Bruce Simpson.

http://www.interestingprojects.com/cruisemissile/
http://www.interestingprojects.com/cruisemissile/update.shtml
http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2004_04/GAO.asp

QOTD from the last above:
GAO Says Feds Lax in Countering Cruise Missile, UAV Threats
"Citing the fact that a New Zealand man was able to purchase uncontrolled items to build a cruise missile, GAO concluded that the catch-all is too narrow."

Dan M

Dan MacIsaac, Associate Professor of Physics, SUNY-Buffalo State College
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