US Navy Is Switching to Linux for Its UAV Program

The US NAVY has contracted a third-party company to help them switch to Linux for their UAV program. This is just one measure that affects just one small branch of the US Navy, but it seems that the people in charge want to make the entire system compatible and work on the same architecture, which should be the same for all military services as a common basis for buying, developing, and upgrading a wide variety of U.S. military UAV control systems.

Wary eyes shift to the skies as unmanned aircraft are tested in state

 

Unmanned aircraft are being tested in Oklahoma for possible civilian uses, such as by police departments. But testing of the state-of-the-art crafts also has raised privacy concerns. (Read more)