Amid the rise of drones, or small unmanned aerial systems, DARPA, the Pentagon’s research arm, is developing technology “to provide persistent, wide-area surveillance of all UAS operating below 1,000 feet in a large city.”  The program, known as Aerial Dragnet, is a new effort by the the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to track … Continue reading DARPA's 'Aerial Dragnet' to monitor low-flying drones in urban areas