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Kansas State University Salina is bringing together law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency management agencies for a full day of drone education and hands-on demonstrations on April 22, connecting public safety professionals with UAS experts, FAA representatives, and the vendors building the hardware they’re already flying in the field, as reported by The Salina Post.…
BRINC launches Guardian, the world’s first Starlink-connected 911 response drone, with 8-mile range, 62-minute flight time, and a new Seattle factory.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is buying Skydio R10 indoor drones. The aircraft is genuinely impressive. The procurement process is a different story. The Drone That Goes Where Officers Cannot The Skydio R10 is the first American-made drone purpose-built for indoor public safety operations and the DEA just made it their aircraft of choice, as Defence…
The Gilroy City Council just approved its first Drone as First Responder program. The city gets the whole first year for free, as KSBW reported. That’s not a minor detail. That’s the kind of low-stakes entry point that gets hesitant councils off the fence. From “After Officers” to “Before Officers” Gilroy’s existing drone program has…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. This week, we have three big stories: DJI is taking the FCC to court, Apple TV just set a massive world record with a drone light show over Los Angeles, and Brinc Drones is teasing a brand new aircraft built for night operations. Let’s get into it. DJI…
Correction (March 9, 2026): An earlier version of this article’s headline included BRINC alongside Nokia and Motorola Solutions, which incorrectly implied BRINC was part of the Summerville Police Department deployment. BRINC is a Motorola Solutions portfolio investment referenced in the context of the broader DFR ecosystem. The Summerville program is a Nokia Drone Networks and…
BRINC Drones is gearing up to unveil its next-generation Drone as First Responder (DFR) aircraft on March 24, 2026. The company’s teaser campaign, branded “Command the Night,” points to a drone built specifically for low-light and nighttime law enforcement operations. BRINC CEO and founder Blake Resnick didn’t hold back on LinkedIn: “This is by far…
Seven years after first deploying drones, the Savannah Police Department is moving to modernize its aerial fleet, replacing three aging UAVs with new models that cost roughly $54,000 each, as Savannah Now reports. The twist is that the department is moving away from DJI equipment and toward BRINC drones, a U.S. manufacturer that focuses on…
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