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The Dallas City Council approved a $10.3 million FEMA grant Wednesday that expands the city’s existing Axon contract to cover counter-drone detection, tracking, and mitigation ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as reported by Kera News. The grant moves the city’s total 10-year Axon agreement from roughly $267 million to more than $277 million.…
Portage County Sheriff’s Office deputies located a missing 91-year-old woman with a thermal-equipped drone at 11:51 p.m. on May 5, roughly 43 minutes after the initial call came in. She’d walked away from a residential care facility in Plover, Wisconsin sometime after 9:45 p.m. and ended up in a wooded area, as Waupaca Now reported.…
The FBI will field roughly 60 specially trained state and local police officers across FIFA World Cup 2026 venues to detect and electronically disable hostile drones, according to a Bloomberg report published May 15. The bureau takes direct command of counter-drone operations in three U.S. host cities. Department of Homeland Security components cover the other…
FlyGuys is returning as a partner for the Elevate Scholarship Program, joining the National Center for Autonomous Technologies to offer 300 scholarships that cover the $175 FAA Part 107 remote pilot test fee, as sUAS News reports. The program targets students ages 16 to 24 enrolled in aviation or uncrewed systems programs across the country.…
The Chula Vista Police Department announced this week that its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program has surpassed 25,000 missions since launch, making the agency that pioneered the entire model in 2018 the clearest proof yet that drone-led emergency response works at scale, as FOX 5 San Diego reported. The milestone matters because CVPD isn’t…
The FCC just extended DJI and Autel firmware updates to January 2029. Plus FIFA World Cup no-fly zones and Pierce Aerospace's Remote ID network for NASA.
DJI launched the Osmo Pocket 4P at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, leaning on Ronin cinema credentials while withholding full specs and US availability.
Fresno Police arrested two suspects last week after a Skydio X10 drone tracked their getaway car from a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Northwest Fresno, marking another high-visibility win for the city’s recently launched Drone as First Responder program, as reported by ABC 30. According to Fresno PD, the case unfolded near Shaw and Valentine…
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