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Blake Resnick, founder of Brinc Drones, unveiled a groundbreaking product designed to revolutionize emergency response during Episode 78 of the PIXL Drone Show. The new drone, called the Responder, is set to transform how police and fire departments handle 911 calls by providing rapid, autonomous aerial support.
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Police Drone Programs Hit 6,000 Nationwide As Legal Challenges Mount

I’ve been tracking police drone expansion all year, and the Wall Street Journal just confirmed what we’ve been reporting: this technology is spreading faster than anyone anticipated. But buried in their coverage is a detail most outlets are missing. The same aggressive enforcement model that generated nearly $1 million in California fines is already facing…

US Army’s 10th Mountain Division Goes All In on Attack Drones
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US Army’s 10th Mountain Division Goes All In on Attack Drones

The US Army’s 10th Mountain Division has quietly crossed an important line, moving from simply using drones as flying eyes to treating them as frontline weapons, with the formal activation of a brand new unit dedicated entirely to offensive drone operations, as the Army press release states. On December 16, the division stood up Fox…

Police Drone Finds Missing Hiker in Ohio Night Search
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Police Drone Finds Missing Hiker in Ohio Night Search

A late night search in southern Ohio ended safely thanks to a police drone and a program that has been in place longer than many people realize. As the Scioto Post reports, on December 28, just before 11 p.m., Chillicothe Police were dispatched to assist the Ross County Sheriff’s Office near Belleview Avenue and Plyleys…

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface
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FBI launches national counter drone training center

The FBI has quietly flipped the switch on a new national hub designed to deal with one of aviation’s fastest growing gray zones, illegal and hostile drone activity over US airspace. Called the National Counter UAS Training Center, or NCUTC, the program is meant to train state and local law enforcement to detect, identify, track,…

Trump's 'Drone-Free Roof' Reveals How Butler Changed Everything
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Trump’s ‘Drone-Free Roof’ Reveals How Butler Changed Everything

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his controversial $400 million White House ballroom will feature bulletproof glass and a “drone-free roof” – vague marketing speak that nonetheless reveals how profoundly the Butler assassination attempt has reshaped his thinking about aerial threats. “It’s got all bulletproof glass, it’s got all drone, they call it drone-free roof,…

China Flies 6-Ton Tiltrotor Cargo Drone R6000
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China Flies 6-Ton Tiltrotor Cargo Drone R6000

China has quietly crossed another unmanned aviation threshold, this time with something that looks less like a drone and more like a small aircraft that forgot to hire a pilot. On December 28, 2025, the Lanying R6000 completed its maiden flight at the Deyang Shifang test site in Sichuan Province, becoming the first known six…

Amazon Prime Air Delivery Drone MK30 in Oregon
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Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery Operations Slashed in Italy – What Now?

Amazon has halted its plans to run its commercial Prime Air drone delivery operations in Italy, effectively shelving the project after what sounded, on paper, like a very promising start. According to an article from Reuters, Amazon made the layoff call after a “strategic review,” saying the broader business and regulatory environment in Italy does…

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