Drones for Good
Drones For Good: Discover inspiring stories of drones making a positive impact worldwide. Explore how drones are used for humanitarian aid, conservation, and more.
FDNY Drone Saves Life In East River Rescue, Dropping Buoys To Mark Drowning Victim
An FDNY drone successfully rescued a person from the East River on Saturday, using cutting-edge technology to drop flotation markers that guided emergency crews to a drowning victim near the Queensboro Bridge. The life-saving operation demonstrates the tangible value of…
Merrimac Police Drone Locates Missing 8-Year-Old in Massachusetts Woods Within an Hour
An 8-year-old boy who walked away from his home in Merrimac, Massachusetts, was safely located within 72 minutes Thursday morning thanks to the department’s Drone Unit. Officer William David operated the drone that spotted the child in a wooded area…
FCC To Vote on New Rules, DJI Appeals Court Ruling, OPD Rescues Kayakers with Drone
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, and we have three stories for you this week. The FCC is set to vote on new rules that could impact covered list entities. DJI is appealing a Chinese military company court ruling.…
Olean Police Deploy Drone to Rescue Three Kayakers from Allegheny River
A thermal-equipped drone helped the Olean Police Department swiftly locate and rescue three kayakers in distress on the Allegheny River in upstate New York. The October 4, 2024 rescue highlights how drone technology is becoming an essential life-saving tool for…
Ohio Drone Pilot Rescues Missing 15-Year-Old Dog
When Pumpkin, a 15-year-old Portuguese water dog, vanished from a lakefront home in Ohio, her family feared the worst. After 27 agonizing hours, with the elderly, deaf dog lost somewhere along the rocky Lake Erie shoreline, hope was fading, as…
Drones Help Medina Police Locate Missing Woman Near Crows Nest Lane
Medina Police and the Medina County Sheriff’s Office used drones to locate a missing woman on September 11 near Crows Nest Lane in the Medina/Litchfield area, safely resolving the search after an aerial thermal sweep identified her location and guided…
3,000 Drones Recreate Michelangelo’s Masterpieces Over the Vatican
In a breathtaking display that fused Renaissance art with 21st-century technology, the Vatican just hosted the largest drone show in European history. As Euronews reported it, in the heart of St. Peter’s Square, a swarm of 3,000 drones took to…
Two Arrested in Drone Drug Smuggling Attempt at South Carolina Prison
In the ongoing high-tech battle to keep contraband out of prisons, authorities in South Carolina just scored a significant victory. As Wis10 reported, two individuals have been arrested for allegedly using a drone to smuggle drugs into the Kershaw Correctional…
In Wisconsin, Drones Are a Farmer’s Best Friend and the FBI’s Biggest Headache
In the rolling fields of Wisconsin, a large drone banks gracefully over a cornfield, precisely spraying fertilizer on a patch of land that a heavy tractor could never reach. Miles away, an FBI agent games out a nightmare scenario: a…
Drones Hunt for Great White Shark After Fatal Attack in Sydney
Following a fatal shark attack at Sydney’s Long Reef Beach, Australian authorities deployed their most effective modern tools to do just that: a fleet of drones. On Sunday, as Reuters reports it, the skies above Sydney’s northern beaches were buzzing…
Angel Aerial’s New Drone, Pilot Pleads Guilty, Drone Captures a Rescue, Amazon’s New SCL
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update! We have four big stories this week, and as you can tell, we’re live from Las Vegas on the drone floor. There are actually drones flying in the cage behind us right now.…
Dramatic Drone Rescue: Stranded Climber Saved Behind California Waterfall
For two days, only roaring water and loneliness kept rescue at bay—until a drone rescue changed everything. A dramatic two-day search in the rugged Sequoia National Forest ended with a sophisticated drone operation pinpointing and saving a stranded canyoneer. The…