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Drone policy, incidents, and industry news across the United States — from statehouses to the national airspace.

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Police

A surveillance drone assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in catching a burglary suspect in Wichita County, Texas. The suspect...

Haye KestelooSep 11

Contraband

Two arrested after trying to fly contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl with a DJI Phantom 3 drone.

Haye KestelooSep 11

California

Drone footage shows orange skies over San Francisco and Bay Area that resulted from form the thick wildfire smoke that blocks the sunlight.

Haye KestelooSep 10

Washington

Fish & Wildlife Service used a drone to monitor Skagit Wildlife Area habitat in Washington collecting photos of 1,200 acres of tidal marshes.

Haye KestelooSep 10

Drone Delivery

Walmart started testing delivery drones in Fayetteville, North Carolina in an effort to keep up with Amazon, whose subsidiary Amazon Prime Air

Haye KestelooSep 9

Drones for Good

A drone aids in the search for a 73-year-old man who went missing after a boat overturned on the Great Miami River in Ohio on Tuesday evening.

Haye KestelooSep 9

Drone Research

A groundwater tracking drone is used by the University of Rhode Island researchers to monitor salt ponds. Leaking septic systems, damaged

Haye KestelooSep 8

ASSURE

ASSURE research partner K-State Polytechnic launches UAS Fire and HAZMAT Response Training. The best ways to use UAS in fire and emergency

Haye KestelooSep 8

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