Presentation given by Patrick Egan at UAS West 2013 in San Diego

1. sUAS NEWS GROUP
Where The World Comes For Unmanned News

2. MY BACKGROUND
FAA sUAS ARC
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Omega Unmanned Systems
sUAS News Podcast Series
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3. SEQUESTRATION SPECIAL
• The Test Bed Aerostat (TBA) can lift
up to 400 lbs. at Sea level to 2200’
AGL, and 350 lbs. to a ceiling of 5500’
MSL.*
• SMDCBL can assist in payload
integration including, custom payload
sled, power supply and data
communication with two aerostat
systems. Our TBAs are mobile and
adaptable.
• SMDCBL supplies a test record that
includes; flight profiles, meteorological
and TBA relevant information to use as
a baseline for system data collection.
*Accommodations can be made for specific experiments.
The SMDC – The Battle Lab has the
infrastructure, expertise, industry partners and
program connections to support
experimentation, refinement and augmentation
of systems currently in the DOD and
government inventory.
* We can and do support non-military projects.

4. • SITE LAUNCHED IN 2009
• STORIES AND INTERVIEWS
AP, CNN, DAILEY MAIL, FORBES,
HUFFPO, NBC, THE NEW YORKER,
NEW YORK TIMES, RUETERS
WIRED…
• PODCAST LAUNCHED IN MAY
Podcast Website
2009
2010
2011
2012
200,000
Downloads
1,246,000
Views
10,007
200,930
847,000

5. RPAS POTENTIAL
• BIGGER THAN GREEN
• TECHNOLOGY IS HERE TODAY
• APPLICATION POTENTIAL: UNKNOWN

6. RPAS CHALLENGES:
• PRIVACY/PUBLIC PERCEPTION
• TEST CENTERS
WHO CAN AFFORD THE OVERHEAD?
• NPRM
WHAT WILL THE PUBLIC SAY?
WHAT SHOULD WE SAY?
• SEPTEMBER 2015
FULL NAS INTEGRATION?

7. PRIVACY OR FEAR?:
• CELLPHONES
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• EMAIL
• BANKING
• MEDICAL RECORDS
• SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
• THE CLOUD

8. TALIBAN TREATMENT
(ASYMETRICAL WARFARE OVERLAY CONUS)
PUBLIC RPAS (DRONE) DOMESTIC USE
COMFORT FACTOR SCOREBOARD
RIFLING U.S. CITIZENS
(WEAPONIZIED SYSTEMS USE CONUS)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
TRACKING FUGITIVES
BORDER SECURITY
ISSUE SPEEDING TICKETS
AGRICULTURE (AG)
100% FAVORABLE
25% NOT SO MUCH
0% FULL ON CRAZY TALK
10% OH, HELL NO!
SOURCES: MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY POLLING OF NEW JERSEY, PEW, FAA, sUAS NEWS
75% THAT’S COOL
50% GETTING SQUIRLY

9. RPAS OPPORTUNITIES:
• TEST CENTERS
FULL STEAM AHEAD?
• NPRM FOR SFAR 06/00/13
• SEPTEMBER 2015
DRONETOPIA?
WE MUST INVEST IN…
• THE REGULATORY CONVERSATION
ASTM F-38
RTCA –SC 203
POLITICAL
• CHANGING CURRENT PERCEPTIONS
MILITARY/POLICE

10. QUESTIONS?
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CONTACT: patrick@suasnews.com