Police, fire, and search-and-rescue teams putting drones to work when minutes matter.
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 through the drone community. With just 24 days until the critical NDAA deadline, Moss recorded…
More than 60 councils across the United Kingdom now have trained drone pilots on staff. An additional dozen authorities have contacted the Civil Aviation Authority for guidance as they explore their own drone programs. As reported by GB News, CAA records show that city, borough and district councils are all investing in unmanned aircraft. These…
Those early drones were rough. Cameras shook. Batteries died fast. But SHARK kept improving as drones improved. German models helped first
Cincinnati police are moving toward a future where drones play a key role in daily operations, according to Cincinnati.com The department plans to operate a fleet of twenty two drones by 2033. This is a major shift in how the city approaches aerial support for emergencies and tactical situations. For many years the Cincinnati Police…
The conceptual VITA EMS drone by designer Hongyi Sun imagines a future where first responders get high tech backup that doesn’t add new dangers to an already chaotic scene. As reported by Trendhunter, this drone skips traditional spinning blades and instead uses a blade free propulsion system. That means no surprise haircuts, no shredded jackets,…
The York County Sheriff’s Office is adding a new unmanned aircraft to its daily work, as Nebraska TV reports. Deputies say the drone will help them respond faster and stay safer during tough calls. It will assist in search and rescue, crash reconstruction, fugitive hunts, disaster scenes, and anything else where eyes in the sky…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. A bunch of senators are pushing back against a potential DJI ban. UAS Nexus creates a Blue UAS marketplace. We have Inspired Flight and Ascent Engineering expanding their partnership. And lastly, an M30 drone gets shot down in Ohio. Let’s…
A UK Police helicopter crew got the scare of their careers over RAF Lakenheath in November 2024. They went up looking for drones. They found something much faster. And much stranger. As The Eurasian Times reported, the National Police Air Service EC135 crew said two objects “targeted” and chased them at about 165 knots. That…
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