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LAPD Drones Challenge a 70-Year Helicopter Monopoly Above LA
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LAPD Drones Challenge a 70-Year Helicopter Monopoly Above LA

The Los Angeles Police Department flew its drone-as-first-responder fleet more than 3,500 times in the program’s first year, according to a report headed to the Police Commission this week, as reported by Govtech. The fleet now plans to nearly triple, growing from 9 to 24 aircraft, with a $1.2 million Police Foundation donation funding part…

Eurovision 2026 Opens With Europe's Largest Drone Show
India

Eurovision 2026 Opens With Europe’s Largest Drone Show

Vienna didn’t open the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with fireworks. It opened with 3,000 drones, as ESCXTRA reported. On the evening of April 27, Dubai-based production company Cyberdrone launched what organizers are calling the largest drone show ever staged in Austria over the Schönbrunn Palace, the 18th-century imperial complex that Viennese locals sometimes call the…

After Lahaina, Hawaiian Electric Bets on Drone Inspections
United States

After Lahaina, Hawaiian Electric Bets on Drone Inspections

Two and a half years after a downed power line sparked the fire that killed 102 people and erased most of Lahaina, Hawaiian Electric is flying drones over every island it serves, as Maui News reported. The utility has contracted three separate inspection firms across Maui County, Molokai, the Big Island, and Oahu, all targeting…

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