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First Responder Drones: Explore how drones are revolutionizing first responder operations. Stay updated on the latest technology and applications in emergencies.
Drone Changed His Life: One Filmmaker’s Story and What It Means For You
A short film posted to YouTube on March 6, 2026 is making the rounds in the drone community — and it skips the epic volcano shots entirely. Tim, a filmmaker from Ravensburg, Germany who goes by AFILMBYTIM, posted a deeply…
OPUS Project Drones Are Flying Into Tornadoes. For Science.
Nobody handed the OTUS Project a research budget and a lab. Three friends on a midnight phone call in February 2024 decided to build drones from scratch and fly them into one of the most violent forces on Earth. Less…
Drones Hit Amazon’s Datacenters. The Cloud Just Got a Lot More Fragile.
Three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East are offline. Two were directly struck by drones in the UAE. A third in Bahrain was damaged by a drone strike close enough to knock it out, as The Register reported.…
Skydio Is Already Patrolling Santa Fe. Now the City Has to Decide If It Stays
A woman passed counterfeit bills at three businesses on Cerrillos Road. Instead of sending a patrol officer to drive the corridor looking for her, Santa Fe police clicked a mouse and put a Skydio X10 in the air, as Santa…
Skydio X10 Tracks Suspect a Mile Away After Community Tip
A masked man on a bicycle with bolt cutters near a storage facility at 4 in the morning is not subtle. One Louisville resident noticed, called it in, and set off a chain reaction that ended with 37-year-old Christopher Hall…
In Fairfax County, Skydio Arrives First. Every Time.
Fairfax County, Virginia is not testing the waters on Drone as First Responder. The numbers from their first 100 missions make the case better than any press release could. Drones arrived on scene first in 71 of those 100 calls.…
Wichita Police Want Two Robotic Dogs for SWAT and Bomb Squad, and the $650,000 Price Tag Is Going to City Council
The ask is direct: $650,000, two robotic dogs, two high-risk units. The Wichita Police Department brought the request to the Wichita City Council on March 3, 2026, with one quadruped robot earmarked for the SWAT team and a second for…
A Santa Fe Skydio Drone Found an Unconscious Man in Four Minutes
A man is alive today because a drone reached his tent before the paramedics did. That is the entire story, as reported by KOB4. Santa Fe first responders located a 47-year-old man unconscious and not breathing near Las Acequias Park…
Michigan’s Third-Largest City Just Went All-In on DFR
Warren, Michigan did not test the waters. When the city decided to launch a Drone as First Responder program, it built one that covers both police and fire response simultaneously, funded by a millage voters passed in November, and it…
Amusement Parks Win Counter-Drone Authority. The FAA’s Section 2209 Fight Is Just Starting.
The amusement park industry now has a federal law on its side. The Safer Skies Act — embedded as Sections 8601-8607 of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act — has been signed into law, and the International Association of…
Enfield Approves Police Drone With One Condition: Policy First
A small New Hampshire town just voted to buy its first police drone. The board that approved it also made sure nobody could fly it until the rules are written down. That is the right order of operations, as VNEWS…
Weekly UAS News: Oregon Exposes FCC Ban Costs, DJI’s 96% Market Share, Export Rule Changes, Illegal Drone Deer Scouting, and a 925-Foot Tower Rescue
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have five stories for you this week. First up, Oregon exposes the real cost of the FCC ban. Second, a very interesting FAA study that reveals drone market shares. Third, the Commerce…
