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Vanderbilt University Public Safety has launched a drone first-responder program for its Nashville campus, with installation and personnel training completed in April 2026 and initial operations conducted during Commencement week. The fleet is built on Skydio X10 platforms, equipped with high-resolution cameras, thermal imaging, and a parachute recovery system. According to the university, a drone
Amazon Prime Air has filed for a conditional use permit in Nampa, Idaho, asking the city to approve a 21,000-square-foot drone delivery center at its existing fulfillment site on East Franklin Road. The Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to vote on the application on May 26, 2026. If approved, MK30 drones would serve…
Welcome to your weekly UAS News Update. I have three stories for you this week: Autel is fighting back against the FCC’s Covered List, the Michigan House passed two drone procurement bills while stalling on airspace restrictions, and a drones-for-good story where a thermal drone saved a life in freezing temperatures. Let’s get to it.…
Blueflite, the Brighton-based drone manufacturer that has been flying the Munson pilot, is now integrating its aircraft with medical payload bags
The Ontario government will ban the Ontario Provincial Police from using Chinese-made drones on highly sensitive operations and begin phasing out broader provincial government use of Chinese hardware, the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement announced on May 20, 2026. The press release does not name DJI directly, but the company is…
German autonomous aerial systems developer CiS unveiled the ORKA Dock at the Combined Naval Event in Farnborough on May 19, 2026, calling it the world’s first fully autonomous drone launch and recovery system that operates from a moving uncrewed surface vessel without any human in the loop. The system was validated during SeaSEC 2026, an…
Russ from 51 Drones breaks down where local drone bans stop and FAA airspace authority begins, with real examples from NYC, Lakewood, and Lakeville.
The Fulshear Police Department launched a Drone as First Responder program on April 6, 2026, and the platform doing the work is the DJI Matrice 350 RTK rather than the U.S.-built Skydio X10 that has become the default for many other municipal DFR programs. The choice matters because it cuts against the broader U.S. public…
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