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A routine traffic stop in Lawrence County, Tennessee quickly escalated when a passenger jumped out of the vehicle and ran before deputies could even reach the window. Law enforcement later identified the man as Joshua Harold Long, 42, a convicted felon already on probation for a 2019 methamphetamine case, as reported by WKRN. According to…
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has been awarded $4 million in federal funding to expand its aviation and drone education programs, a move aimed squarely at fixing growing workforce shortages across the U.S. aviation sector, as Aviation Web reports. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement…
Why did a €12 billion AI defense company buy a robot dog startup? Helsing's Keybotic acquisition exposes Europe's critical infrastructure vulnerability.
The US Army has added a new set of eyes to its aerial toolbox, purchasing tactical mapping drones from EagleNXT through its German partner Dronivo GmbH. The price tag remains classified, but the capability upgrade is anything but subtle, as The Defense Post reports. The order includes six eBee TAC fixed wing drones equipped with…
Wingcopter’s authorized partner in Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PASCO Corporation
Just five days ago, we reported on Bridgeport, Connecticut officially launching its Drone as First Responder program with Flock Safety. Mayor Joe Ganim was demonstrating the drones on rooftops. Police Chief Roderick Porter was calling it “re-imagining policing.” Council President Jeanette Herron was praising the technology as a “major step forward.“ That program is now…
Tampa Police are stepping into a future where training does not begin on the street but inside a headset, surrounded by pixels that behave like pressure, noise, and uncertainty, as 10 Tampa Bay reports. Thanks to federal funding, officers and recruits now train with virtual reality simulations that recreate real world encounters where decisions matter…
The Texas Farm Bureau is sounding the alarm on the FCC’s sweeping foreign drone ban, warning that “limited availability of drones and parts could prevent farmers and ranchers from adequately managing pesticide and fertilizer use, monitoring crop stress, checking livestock and other essential tasks.” The agricultural sector is now grappling with what this regulatory shift…
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