{"id":46659,"date":"2018-09-28T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/28\/government-may-gain-new-power-to-track-drones-and-shoot-them-down\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:17:21","slug":"government-may-gain-new-power-to-track-drones-and-shoot-them-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2018\/09\/28\/government-may-gain-new-power-to-track-drones-and-shoot-them-down\/","title":{"rendered":"US government may gain new power to track drones and shoot them down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An aviation bill Congress is rushing to approve contains a little-noticed section that would give authorities the power to track, intercept and destroy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2018\/09\/19\/drone-forensics-could-extract-flights-from-scraps\/\">drones<\/a> they consider a security threat, without needing a judge\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporters say law enforcement needs this power to protect Americans from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2018\/06\/07\/uncovering-the-new-administrations-drone-war-policy\/\">terrorists<\/a> who are learning how to use drones as deadly weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They point to the Islamic State terrorist group&#8217;s use of bomb-carrying drones on battlefields in Iraq, and warn that terrorists could go after civilian targets in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics say the provision would give the government unchecked power to decide when drones are a threat. 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