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The Florida Drone Ban: A Costly Transition for Taxpayers and Agencies - New Florida Senate bill could pave way for police drones - Police drone helps to find two young children who were missing in Florida

DJI

Florida’s DJI Drone Ban: A $200 Million Disaster With No Evidence

Florida DJI Drone Ban, blueprint for disaster massive destruction of taxpayer value, reduced first responder capabilities, no evidence of security threats

Haye KestelooNov 22

Florida

Florida Turns Banned Chinese Drones Into Military Target Practice for Counter-Drone Training

More than 500 Chinese-made drones confiscated under Florida’s controversial 2023 ban are getting a second (short) life as target practice for US Special Operations Command, according to Bloomberg News. The quadcopters, originally headed for the incinerator, will instead be shot down with shotguns during a three-day military training exercise next month. The initiative marks an…

Haye KestelooNov 21

Police

Police Drone Spots Manatees and Dolphin in Florida River

A Bradenton Police Department drone pilot recently captured a rare and heartwarming scene along the Manatee River near Bradenton Riverwalk

Rafael SuárezNov 20

Florida

Florida Schools to Deploy Drones That Can Stop Active Shooters

The drones come from a Texas company called Campus Guardian Angel. The Florida Department of Education made the announcement after

Rafael SuárezNov 19

Skydio

Port Richey Equips Police and Fire Departments with Skydio X10 Drones

The city of Port Richey, Florida, is adding two Skydio X10 drones to its emergency response toolkit. The new drones will assist both the police and fire departments in real-time situations ranging from crash investigations to storm damage assessments. The Suncoast News was there and shared the details with us. The Goal: Become a First…

Rafael SuárezNov 11

Skydio

Trump Jr.-Linked Unusual Machines Lands Major Pentagon Drone Contract Amid Ethics Concerns

Florida-based Unusual Machines has secured its largest Pentagon contract to date, winning a deal to supply 3,500 drone motors and components to the U.S. Army—just months after Donald Trump Jr. joined the company as an adviser with a $4 million stake. The Financial Times first reported the contract award on Friday, reigniting conflict-of-interest concerns that…

Haye KestelooOct 25

Autel Robotics

Florida Senator Pushes Emergency DJI Ban, New Drone Payload Restrains Suspects, and Georgia Prison Smuggling Arrests

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. In my latest video, we have three stories for you this week. A Florida senator is pushing for an emergency retroactive ban on certain DJI and Autel drones. Not good. And then we also have a new drone payload that can physically restrain suspects from the air. And…

Greg ReverdiauOct 24

Game Over for DJI? Senator Demands Retroactive Ban of All Chinese Drones"

DJI

Florida Senator Forces Emergency DJI Ban Vote, DroneXL Opposes Retroactive Punishment

Florida Senator Rick Scott pushes FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to weaponize next week's regulatory vote against Chinese drone makers DJI and Autel

Haye KestelooOct 21

Florida

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