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Police

Drone team aids in locating domestic violence suspect

A 38-year-old man from Petaluma, CA, was apprehended following an overnight search involving various law enforcement units, incl. a drone team.

Haye KestelooJul 12

Israel

Thermal drones search for survivors following a fatal glacier collapse in Italy

Rescuers deployed thermal drones to look for possible survivors trapped beneath ice after an avalanche triggered by the collapse of the Italian Alps

Haye KestelooJul 11

Drone Delivery

Skylift drones to deliver chemotherapy drugs in the United Kingdom

The UK's NHS developed a fast and ecologically friendly way to deliver critical chemotherapy medications to distant communities with Skylift drones.

Haye KestelooJul 11

Belgium

Medical drone BVLOS flight over urban area takes place in Belgium

The first medical drone flight over an urban area and out of sight of the pilot was carried out last Wednesday according to the new EASA rules.

Wiebe de JagerJun 24

BVLOS

Danish fixed-wing medical drone project kicks off with 31-mile BVLOS drone flight over the sea

In Denmark, the start of the three-year HealthDrone project has been heralded with a medical drone flight over a distance of no less than 31 miles.

Wiebe de JagerJun 2

DJI

Singing drone fails to lure orca back to sea

An attempt to use a singing drone to lure a lost orca in the River Seine in Paris, France, back out to sea failed last weekend. The rescue crew used

Wiebe de JagerJun 1

Autel Robotics

Drone pursuit: Sheriff’s department apprehends suspects after tracking them with a drone

Two suspects found themselves in custody after a drone pursuit. The duo was tracked down by an Autel EVO II Dual with a thermal camera...

Haye KestelooMay 31

DJI

Oakland police use DJI Mini 2 to rescue young chicks swept away into storm drain

In the city of Oakland, California, the Alameda Police Department used a DJI Mini 2 to find three chicks that had been swept away into a storm drain. The three young animals were quickly located with the help of the DJI mini drone. During a downpour, an alert citizen observed the newborn ducks being carried…

Haye KestelooApr 18

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