The skies over Florida are currently a battlefield. In one of the largest and most ambitious counter-drone experiments ever conducted on US soil, the US Air Force has kicked off Falcon Peak, a massive exercise designed to test the latest…
As a professional filmmaker, my gear closet has more expensive mistakes than a politician’s social media feed. But every once in a while, a piece of tech comes along that is so good, so affordable, and so genuinely useful that…
The modern battlefield is changing at a breathtaking pace, and the US Army is scrambling to keep up. It’s pushing forward with an ambitious new initiative called Launched Effects (LE), a new breed of versatile, disposable drones designed to give…
Drone pilots: When a person suffers a cardiac arrest, the battle is against the clock. Every single minute that passes without defibrillation drastically reduces their chance of survival. For people in remote, rural areas, where an ambulance can be delayed…
On the busy, sun-drenched beaches of Hollywood, Florida, a new kind of first responder is taking to the skies. The Hollywood Fire Rescue & Beach Safety department has officially launched a new drone program designed to drop life-saving flotation devices…
In the high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar world of hazardous waste disposal, two corporate giants are locked in a vicious legal battle, and the smoking gun is a drone. Veolia, a global environmental services leader, is accusing its direct competitor, Clean Harbors, of…
Following a fatal shark attack at Sydney’s Long Reef Beach, Australian authorities deployed their most effective modern tools to do just that: a fleet of drones. On Sunday, as Reuters reports it, the skies above Sydney’s northern beaches were buzzing…
How do you get people to fall in love with the idea of drone delivery? The answer, it turns out, is simple: give them free ice cream. In a brilliantly sweet marketing move, drone delivery company Wing has partnered with…
In the relentless aerial war over Ukraine, the math has become brutal. Russia is launching hundreds of cheap, deadly Shahed and Geran drones in massive nightly waves, forcing Ukraine to respond with air defense missiles that can cost millions of…
In the world of tactical reconnaissance, the holy grail has always been to see without being seen or heard. An Israeli company, Aero-Sentinel, has just unveiled a new drone that gets closer to that ideal than ever before. It’s called…
When a record-breaking glacial flood threatened Juneau, Alaska, the Department of Transportation (DOT) deployed a powerful new tool to keep the city safe: a team of drone pilots. By providing a 24/7, real-time video feed of the rising waters, they…
In the vast, open spaces of rural America, the distance between hospitals can be a matter of life and death. Getting a critical medical supply from one town to another often means a long, slow drive. But in Kansas, a…