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Mystery drones are hovering over Norwich, Connecticut homes at night. Police are investigating as World Cup airspace restrictions tighten the Northeast.
Chief Mark Morello pitched a $50,000 drone program to the Board of Finance this week, and the most interesting part isn’t the money. It’s the vision. Bristol, Connecticut wants a rooftop-launched autonomous drone that beats cops to the scene of a 911 call. That’s not a gadget request. That’s a fundamental shift in how a…
ABZ Innovation raises €7M to scale European-made agricultural drones as US farmers seek DJI alternatives after FCC ban. Drone Nerds adds L10 V2 to lineup.
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 Jeanette Herron was praising the technology as a “major step forward.“ That program is now…
Bridgeport, Connecticut, has officially joined the growing list of U.S. cities adopting a Drone as First Responder program, marking a major shift in how police, fire, and EMS respond to emergencies, as reported by ABC7 NY. City officials say the goal is simple. Get eyes on a scene faster, make better decisions sooner, and send…
I’ve been watching Connecticut’s agriculture drone bill since it first appeared in March. Now it’s law, and the timing couldn’t be more ironic: Connecticut just legalized agricultural drone spraying six days before the FCC’s December 23 deadline could ban the very equipment farmers need to use it. Here’s what you need to know: The law…
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 Academy would become nodes in the state’s expanding aerial monitoring network, with Yale University potentially…
Army’s UH-60 Black Hawks are morphing into drone-slinging sky titans! Lockheed Martin company, announced on August 20, 2025, these iconic
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