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Skydio X10 Drone Becomes First on Scene in Fairfax County Police Calls
A Skydio X10 drone reached a potentially dangerous 911 call in Fairfax County, Virginia, in just 57 seconds, arriving before any patrol officer and fundamentally changing how police handled the situation. The call came in near Fair Oaks Mall, where…
DJI Drone Finds Couple After Ice Rescue on Saginaw Bay
A DJI Matrice 400 drone equipped with a dual payload played a decisive role in rescuing two people who fell through the ice on Saginaw Bay Wednesday evening, after their snowmobile broke through more than a mile from shore, as…
DJI Matrice Drone Used in Campbellsville Missing Person Search
A missing man in Campbellsville, Kentucky, was located safely Thursday night after a coordinated multi agency search that included UAV drone operations, ground teams, and emergency alerts. Campbellsville Fire Rescue confirmed the subject was found less than a quarter mile…
Drone Rescue, XPrize Wildfire Competition, 4-Hour Flight Record, and FAA Waiver Changes
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have four stories for you this week that show just how much is happening in this industry right now, from a life-saving rescue in Kentucky to regulatory changes you need to know…
DJI Drone Delivers Phone and Blanket in Phoenix Mountain Rescue
When a hiker found himself injured and stuck overnight on Camelback Mountain near Phoenix, help arrived from above, but not in the way most people expect. Instead of a dramatic night hoist, the Phoenix Fire Department sent a DJI drone…
Drones Race to Beat Wildfires Before They Explode
From a distance, the scene looked almost relaxed. A large black drone rested on grass. A small fire crackled on stacked pallets. Hanging underneath the drone was a red balloon filled with water, looking less like cutting edge technology and…
Auterion Hybrid Drone Swarm Completes First Multi-Manufacturer Kill Chain in Historic Demo
We have been following Auterion’s rise from open-source software pioneer to battlefield powerhouse for years. This week, the drone company crossed a threshold that transforms drone warfare from concept to operational reality. For the first time ever, FPV and fixed-wing…
U.S. Sells China AI “Brains” But Blocks DJI Drone “Eyes” as a Security Threat
We’re living in a strange paradox: the U.S. is willing to sell China the “brains” that power advanced AI systems (because it pays), while blocking Chinese-made “eyes” like DJI camera drones under the banner of security and human rights. Different…
NYT Warns AI Drone Swarms Could ‘Hunt and Kill on Their Own’ as Pentagon Loses War Games
The New York Times Editorial Board just issued one of the most alarming assessments of American military readiness in recent memory, and drones are at the center of it. In a sweeping editorial series titled “Overmatched,” the newspaper warns that…
DJI Ban Alert: Arizona Fire Chief Warns “Lives Will Be Lost” as December Deadline Looms
An Arizona fire chief warns that the looming DJI ban will cost lives, telling 12News: “In my opinion, lives are going to be lost because this air capability is going to be taken away.” With just 13 days until the…
Coventry Advances Drone Research for Emergencies
Coventry University has started a new research program to explore how drones can support emergency operations in crowded cities, and the Urban Ascent project brings together Coventry City Council, Skyfarer, The Manufacturing Technology Centre and Slink Tech to test how…
Cal Fire’s Drone Team Rises As A New Force In Emergency Response
Cal Fire’s San Benito Monterey Unit did not plan to become a state leader in drone operations, but a simple act of generosity changed everything, as a local photographer donated two drones back in 2021, and those small aircraft pushed…