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Skydio X10 Tracks Suspect a Mile Away After Community Tip
Officers from the 3rd Division responded and launched a Skydio X10 within minutes. The suspect was already gone. It did not matter.
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In Fairfax County, Skydio Arrives First. Every Time.
Fairfax County, Virginia is not testing the waters on Drone as First Responder. The numbers from their first 100 missions make the case better than any press release could. Drones arrived on scene first in 71 of those 100 calls. Average response time: 83 seconds. In a county that sits inside the most restricted airspace…
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A Santa Fe Skydio Drone Found an Unconscious Man in Four Minutes
Santa Fe first responders located a 47-year-old man unconscious and not breathing near Las Acequias Park after receiving a call Wednesday afternoon.
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Michigan’s Third-Largest City Just Went All-In on DFR
Warren, Michigan did not test the waters. When the city decided to launch a Drone as First Responder program, it built one that covers both police and fire response simultaneously, funded by a millage voters passed in November, and it went fully operational on March 5. It is the first program of its kind in…
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Oklahoma Is Building the Drone Workforce From the Classroom Up
Oklahoma just showed the rest of the country what aerospace education leadership actually looks like. And it started with teachers. Two Days at OSU That Actually Matter On February 27 and 28, the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics teamed up with OAIRE, the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education, to bring educators from…
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Gilroy Greenlights Drone as First Responder Pilot
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…
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Clearwater Police Launch Skydio Drone Program for Spring Break
One drone. 45 seconds to scene. A 2.5-mile beach packed with tens of thousands of people. Clearwater just made a smart bet, and the aircraft they chose says a lot about where American law enforcement is headed, as WTSP reports. Spring Break Is a Traffic Problem With a Badge Clearwater Beach is one of the…
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Portland, Maine Police Department Gets Council Approval for Axon-Skydio Drone After Earlier Rejection
Portland City Council voted Monday night to approve a $45,316 purchase for the Portland Police Dept. first dedicated drone — a Skydio aircraft supplied through Axon
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