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Police, fire, and search-and-rescue teams putting drones to work when minutes matter.

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Skydio

Skydio Inc. supports first responders and frontline medical workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and donates U.S.-made drones to...

Haye KestelooApr 24

Drones for Good

Check out the Parrot ANAFI UA. Could this be the perfect drone for first responders and search and rescue operators? What do you think?

Haye KestelooApr 22

Florida

A drone photo from the Palm Beach Police Department raises the question if it's legal to use a drone to patrol the beach.

Haye KestelooApr 21

DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise

As part of DJI's US Disaster Relief Program, Washington County has received two new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones for planning purposes...

Haye KestelooApr 21

Italy

Italian police used a Parrot Anafi drone to monitor the beaches in Rimini for people who defy the stay at home order. On a deserted stretch

Haye KestelooApr 21

DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom

Plainclothes NYPD officers emerged from an unmarked van to confiscate George Steinmetz’s DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone when he tried to document...

Haye KestelooApr 18

Police

The US-1 unmanned aircraft from Impossible Aerospace is used in ‘homeless outreach’ drone programs by two police departments in California.

Haye KestelooApr 17

Drones for Good

The Wyckoff Police in New Jersey, use drones for good with their highly successful Birthday Drive By program. Based on the number of videos

Haye KestelooApr 11

The drone industry moves fast. Stay ahead of it.