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Finnish Police Shoot Suspect Who Downed Their Drone In Nurmijärvi Standoff
A suspect in Nurmijärvi, Finland shot down a police surveillance drone during a standoff at a private residence. He then tried to leave the cordoned area while still armed. Police shot him. The suspect survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The drone…
NOPD Seeks $740K for Drone-as-First-Responder Program While Privacy Groups Sound Alarm
The New Orleans Police Department is pushing to join the rapidly expanding ranks of U.S. law enforcement agencies deploying autonomous drones, requesting $740,000 from the French Quarter Management District to establish a Drone-as-First-Responder program. The Development: NOPD wants funding for…
Knoxville Weighs Drones for 911 Response
Knoxville City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a major expansion of drone operations for public safety, one that would allow drones to respond directly to 911 calls before police officers arrive on scene, as WATE reports. The proposal…
China’s PLA Demos 200-Drone Swarm Controlled by Single Soldier, Revealing the Pentagon’s Worst Nightmare
The People’s Liberation Army broadcast footage this week of a single operator directing 200 fixed-wing drones launched simultaneously from multiple vehicles. The test, conducted by the PLA-affiliated National University of Defence Technology (NUDT), aired on Chinese state television Tuesday and…
Georgia Army National Guard Launches State’s First FPV Drone Training Program
The Georgia Army National Guard this month launched its first dedicated drone pilot training program, joining a growing list of state Guard units racing to build FPV drone expertise following lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield. The 12-day Unmanned Aerial Systems…
Sterling Heights Brings Axon-Skydio DFR Program to Detroit Metro, Funded Entirely by Federal Forfeiture
The photo shows a Skydio drone hovering over a dock outside the Sterling Heights Police Department. It’s a familiar sight in 2026, but not in Michigan, where automated drone response has been slow to take hold despite the state’s heavy…
FCC Drone Ban Guarantees Higher Prices and Fewer Choices: NBC’s ‘Could’ is Wrong
NBC News published a detailed analysis this weekend examining the FCC’s sweeping foreign drone ban and its likely impact on American consumers. The reporting is solid, the sources are credible, and the conclusion is inevitable. But the headline hedges with…
Opinion: DJI and The American Drone Delusion: We’re Not Catching Up, We’re Falling Behind
On December 23, 2025, the FCC added DJI to its Covered List, effectively banning the import and sale of any new DJI drones in the United States. Future DJI products will never legally reach American consumers. The ban, justified by…
Caldwell Police Launch Idaho’s First DFR Program
The Caldwell Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in Idaho to launch a Drone as First Responder program, marking a major shift in how emergency calls are handled across the city, as KTVB reports. Designed to cut…
Drone News: Foreign Drone Ban Updates, DHS Creates Counter Drone Office, Super Bowl LX No-Fly Zone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. An update on the foreign drone ban. A couple updates actually. The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new permanent counter drone office. And…
Milwaukee Police Launch Drone First Responders
When every second counts, Milwaukee police are now letting a drone beat the squad car to the scene as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Milwaukee Police Department has officially launched its Drone as First Responder program, and yes, the…
Veteran DFR Operator’s 10,000-Flight Reality Check: Stop Panicking About The FCC Ban
While agencies across America scramble to figure out what the FCC’s foreign drone ban means for their fleets, one veteran public safety drone operator is offering the kind of practical advice that only comes from putting thousands of hours on…