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Leander, Texas, is putting two Skydio drones on actual 911 calls for two weeks to decide whether the city needs a permanent Drone as First Responder program, as CBS Austin reported. The trial runs May 4-15 and deploys the aircraft to real incidents, not simulations. A Fast-Growing City With a Response Problem Leander isn’t a…
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a Phase II contract to advance its Improved Threat Detection System, as reported on a press release. The award, following a competitive Phase I that included Lockheed Martin, puts Northrop’s ATHENA sensor on track to replace the aging warning systems currently protecting Army aviation. Why the Army Needs…
Olathe pulled its drone ordinance. The FAA pulled the ICE NOTAM. The fight for US drone pilots' rights spans every level of government now.
Purdue University just put its full weight behind a future where one drone pilot coordinates dozens of aircraft at once. The Indiana research powerhouse is expanding a cluster of AI and autonomy programs that could fundamentally reshape how drones operate at scale. Building the Brain for Autonomous Flight The centerpiece of Purdue’s effort is AIDA3,…
The point was not to have drone operators train drone operators. It was to force combined arms units to work with aerial intelligence in real time
The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District is putting autonomous sail drones on the water starting this month. Running from May through October 2026, these uncrewed surface vehicles will patrol all five Great Lakes as part of a contract focused on maritime domain awareness, as reported by MLive. The mission: monitor vessel traffic, gather weather…
St. Charles County, Missouri just passed the ordinance it needed to get drones over emergency calls. The county council approved a measure allowing the St. Charles County Police Department to establish memorandums of understanding with schools, municipal facilities, and other local partners willing to host drone docking stations, as reported by Spectrum Local News. The…
A group of ninth and tenth graders at a North Las Vegas charter school are spending their electives doing something most drone enthusiasts wish they’d started earlier: flying, crashing, troubleshooting, and doing it again. They’re not playing. They have a certification to chase, as Las Vegas Sun reported. The Class That Started With Code Richard…
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