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Portland Police Bureau announced a new pilot expanding its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) program—now in partnership with the Gresham Police Department—with leadership stating two drones will operate at each precinct to improve response and enhance safety, according to KATU’s report from Thursday’s press conference. The bureau added that it has recorded more than 400 successful…
But a man in Georgia just learned the hard way that ignoring the rules for that "epic drone shot" comes with some very real consequences.
For fans of the Baltimore Ravens, that post-game traffic snarl is a legendary test of patience. Now, a drone helps the Maryland Stadium Authority
Firefighters are being pushed to their limits. But they have a powerful new ally in this fight, a dynamic duo that is changing the game: drones
It’s the kind of heart-pounding scene you’d expect to see in a Hollywood movie. A small plane crashes into the ocean, the pilot is trapped in a tiny air pocket, and rescuers have seconds to act. But this was no movie set. This was a real-life drama off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina,…
That's why Amazon has been perfecting a new feature called Safe Contingent Landings (SCL). It’s a sophisticated "Plan B" that allows their drones
In the skies over Alabama, a group of US Army paratroopers just proved that sometimes, all you need is skill and an FPV drone with an explosive.
Mexican drug cartels have dramatically escalated their use of weaponized FPV drones, transitioning from crude bomb-dropping quadcopters to sophisticated first-person view (FPV) attack drones while simultaneously deploying counter-drone systems worth over $100,000, according to reporting from The New York Times and intelligence sources. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) made history in April
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