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College of DuPage Wins $4M for Drone Training
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has been awarded $4 million in federal funding to expand its aviation and drone education programs, a move aimed squarely at fixing growing workforce shortages across the U.S. aviation sector, as Aviation…
Bridgeport’s Flock Safety Drone Program Collapses Five Days After Launch Amid National Backlash
Just five days ago, we reported on Bridgeport, Connecticut officially launching its Drone as First Responder program with Flock Safety. Mayor Joe Ganim was demonstrating the drones on rooftops. Police Chief Roderick Porter was calling it “re-imagining policing.” Council President…
Congress Wants Counter-Drone Powers at Wildfires, Not Just Stadiums
Three days after the House passed the SAFER SKIES Act authorizing local police to take down drones at stadiums, a bipartisan group of lawmakers quietly introduced the next phase of counter-drone expansion. The Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act (H.R. 6618)…
Drone Soccer Helps Asheboro High School Build a STEM Powerhouse
Drone soccer sounds like something invented during a late night brainstorming session involving caffeine and spare propellers, but at Asheboro High School in North Carolina, it has quietly become one of the most effective STEM programs in the state, as…
Pilot Institute Survey: 8,056 Operators Reveal DJI Ban Will Devastate American Drone Industry
I’ve been warning about the consequences of a DJI ban for over a year. Now we have the data to prove it. Pilot Institute surveyed 8,056 drone operators across the United States, and the findings confirm our worst fears: the…
Jersey Shore’s ‘Drone Ranger’ Has Saved 122 Missing Pets
These drones really are the cat’s meow, and occasionally the cow’s moo. Along the Jersey Shore, while most people worry about beach traffic and seagulls stealing fries, Michael Parziale is launching drones to bring missing pets home. Parziale, 64, a…
Connecticut Drone Detection Sensors Coming to School Rooftops as Surveillance Network Expands
Public schools are about to become surveillance stations. Connecticut State Police are requesting permission to install Dedrone drone detection sensors on two New Haven high school rooftops, funded entirely by federal anti-terrorism grants. If approved, Sound School and New Haven…
Police Officer Brings Drone Tech Lessons to High School
Columbian High School in Tiffin, Ohio welcomed Officer Stevens from the Tiffin Police Department for a full morning dedicated to drone education, and the visit quickly turned into a hands on exploration of how unmanned aircraft are shaping the future…
Florida Faces Spike in Unauthorized Drone Flights
Florida is seeing a sharp rise in unauthorized drone flights as the holiday season pushes thousands of new drones into the hands of first time pilots, and aviation experts say many of these operators simply do not understand the rules…
Students Gear Up for Mescalero Apache Drone Competition
The students at Mescalero Apache Middle and High School are getting ready for their annual aerial drone competition, which takes place this Saturday, December 6, on the reservation near Ruidoso in New Mexico, as reported by Ruidoso News. The event…
Young Pilots Impress at the 2025 Dee Howard Drone Competition
San Antonio’s largest drone competition showed how hands-on learning is shaping the next generation of technical talent. Nearly two hundred fifty students from sixteen school districts filled the Boeing Center at Tech Port for the 2025 Dee Howard Foundation Drone…
DJI Ban Fact-Check: Industry Veteran Debunks Viral Myths Ahead of December 23 Deadline
Your DJI drone won’t stop flying on December 23. That’s the core message on the DJI Ban from Vic Moss, President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance, in a new fact-check video aimed at combating the fear and misinformation spreading…