Drone policy, incidents, and industry news across the United States — from statehouses to the national airspace.
A Leap Forward at Dover Air Force Base In the spacious hangar of Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base, an innovative inspection process unfolds. Unlike traditional scenes crowded with maintenance crews and their tools, this hangar, hosting the enormous Lockheed Martin C-5, is filled with the hum of a drone’s spinning blades. This scene marks a…
It takes quite a bit for me to get fired up about something, but consider me triggered on this one. Recently, a lot of people in the drone world have been talking about how the hobby of drones is going to end real soon. They’re saying that it’s due to things like remote ID, the…
A Soaring Success: Boulder Police’s Increased Reliance on DJI Drones In the picturesque city of Boulder, Colorado, the local police department is embracing the future of law enforcement with open arms, as their reliance on advanced DJI drones reaches new heights. The Boulder Police Department, known for its innovative approach to policing, has been operating…
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana and the Blaine Police Department in Washington have recently acquired sophisticated drones.
Breach of Privacy in Papillion In a disturbing violation of privacy, a Papillion man has been charged with using a drone to illicitly film a woman and a girl in their homes. Jamal Gloe, 27, is set to face trial in the Sarpy County District Court, after waiving his preliminary hearing initially scheduled for February…
A Dangerous Encounter in the Sky In a startling incident in California, Andrew Hernandez now faces criminal charges for the reckless operation of his drone. This case, emerging from an event that compromised the safety of a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helicopter, highlights the increasing concerns over drone safety and the responsibilities of drone…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This is the “Government Gone Wild” edition. That’s right, we’ve got three more bills from Oklahoma, Missouri, and Utah, which actually has two bills, that would restrict drone operation. So we decided to do a special edition just talking about these, and we’ll also talk about a drone…
The United States government has taken a significant step in its efforts to disrupt international military technology procurement by placing a $15 million bounty on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani. Ardakani, an Iranian businessman, is accused of orchestrating the acquisition of technology for military drones, some of which have been utilized by Russia in its conflict against…
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