Those unencrypted drones? Whoops, we meant pretty much the entire US military air fleet.

Those unencrypted drones?  Whoops, we meant pretty much the entire US military air fleet.

Not more than 8-10 hours ago we highlighted a developing story concerning the US Military’s use of unencrypted feeds on unmanned drones. Wouldn’t you know it, the situation is a bit hairier and scarier than that. Unfortunately for us, the US has built the satellite technology used in the current crop of unencrypted drones to all corners of the militaries various aircraft. Oh god. And now a quote from Wired after conversation between them and US Military...

US Military using unencrypted video feeds on unmanned aircraft?

US Military using unencrypted video feeds on unmanned aircraft?

Unmanned aircraft are one of the greatest tools the US Military currently has in their arsenal. The humanless aircraft are able to go into remote regions and zones that would otherwise be too dangerous or inhospitable for human engagement. The only human interaction with the aircraft comes by way of a guy sitting behind a little TV screen controlling a few buttons and joystiqs. Easy. Safe. Simple. The data captured by these drones is as one would expect, highly...