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Amazon Drones Drop Packages Where State Law Calls It a Crime
Ten states restrict dropping objects from aircraft more tightly than the FAA. Amazon's MK30 is the only delivery drone that releases packages in flight.
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Skydio X10 Helps Illinois PD Rescue 3 In Kishwaukee River
Cherry Valley Police Department in Illinois used a Skydio X10 with thermal imaging, a spotlight, and a speaker payload to locate and guide three stranded people out of the Kishwaukee River on the night of June 25, 2026. All three were unhurt when the Cherry Valley Fire Protection District took them to safety. The Winnebago…
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What Three Illinois Spray Drone Operators Actually Fly
Ag spray drones have moved from novelty to revenue stream in the U.S. Corn Belt, and the operators flying them have strong opinions about which platforms hold up over a full season. Prairie Farmer recently spoke with three Illinois custom operators about the aircraft and trailers they actually run. Their answers line up around two…
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Missouri Drone Corridor Aims to Save Transplant Time
A small startup in Rolla, Missouri is building what may be the nation’s first rural health care drone corridor, and the clock it’s racing isn’t measured in minutes. It’s measured in whether an organ donor’s tissue reaches a matching recipient in time to save a life, as FOX News reported. The Problem No One Talks…
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Illinois bill requires sex offenders to register drones with state police
Illinois Rep. Katie Stuart's HB4332 would require sex offenders to register drone ownership with state police, adding drones to existing disclosure requirements under the Sex Offender Registration Act.
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Amazon Prime Air Expands to Chicago Suburbs
Amazon is bringing drone delivery to the Chicago area, and this time it is not a pilot program tucked away in the desert. Amazon plans to launch its Prime Air service from two major fulfillment centers in the south suburbs of Chicago, specifically in Markham and Matteson, later this year, as NBC 5 Chigago reports.…
Police
ULM Installs SkySafe Drone Detection System
ULM has partnered with SkySafe, a company known for drone detection and airspace intelligence, installing a cloud based system designed
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Illinois Tech researchers use machine learning to solve drone base station deployment
The idea of using drones as mobile cell towers isn’t new. We’ve covered it in disaster response scenarios, from drones creating temporary mobile networks for mountain rescue crews in Wales to Nokia’s AI-powered drone network for Swiss emergency services. But a fundamental problem has persisted: how do you figure out exactly how many drones to…
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