The Mexico Federal Police parade their drones: https://twitter.com/EstadoMayor_MX/status/247392289574486017/photo/1 Worth remembering that a contingent of the Mexico Federal Police (FP) ambushed an American embassy vehicle carrying two CIA operatives a few weeks ago. It's been suggested that the FP are well infiltrated by the drug cartels: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-mexico-shooting-idUSBRE87S19K20... Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus Co-Chair Henry Cuellar (D-TX) suggested "using UAS to help Mexico fight drug cartels" at the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus Technology & Science Fair this past week: https://twitter.com/AUVSI/status/246272339183009793 Congressman Cuellar's brother happens to be the Sheriff of Laredo, which is situated on the Texas border with Mexico. The Cuellars hosted a demonstration of the Vanguard Defense Industries Shadowhawk in July. http://www.texasobserver.org/lalinea/now-laredo-wants-a-drone-too Montgomery County-based Vanguard is the only company I've observed that is actively working on a less-lethal weapons package for domestic use of their drone. That came to light after Montgomery County Sheriffs acquired a $300K Shadowhawk through a federal grant. According to the Texas Observer article, the name of that grant program is Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). http://www.fema.gov/fy-2012-homeland-security-grant-program#3 OPSG is funded to the tune of $46M in FY2012, down from $60M in 2009, and is part of the $831M FY2012 Homeland Security Grant Program: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/2012/fy12_hsgp_foa.pdf gf -- Gregory Foster || gfoster@entersection.org @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/ _______________________________________________ drone-list mailing list drone-list@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/drone-list If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE