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San Diego Police Fly Drones to Enforce Fireworks Ban
Several San Diego County cities are putting police drones in the air this Fourth of July weekend to enforce a fireworks ban and catch the people who ignore it. Oceanside, Escondido, and Carlsbad updated their ordinances this year to pair…
Drones Aid 3,000-Acre Search for Missing 4-Year-Old
Javeayah Harris, a 4-year-old girl, has been missing from Aiken County, South Carolina since the night of June 30, and the search for her now covers more than 3,000 acres. She was last seen around 8:15 p.m. near Hillsboro Street…
Armed Police Drones, a JFK Drone Strike, and Alarming World Cup TFR Violations
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. I have four stories for you this week. First up, the EFF is warning about arming police drones. Then a JetBlue pilot reporting a drone strike at 3,000 feet over JFK. Also, another…
Redmond Police Buy Six Skydio Drones on a 5-Year Plan
Redmond, Oregon, is replacing its DJI police drones with six Skydio aircraft, and paying for them the way a city buys a fleet of patrol cars: on a five-year financed contract. The city council approved the $410,762 deal with Axon…
IISS Report Names Real Russian Drone Incidents and Phantom Ones, and the Difference Is the Story
A London think tank has assembled the fullest picture yet of the drone incursions that rattled European airbases, airports and nuclear sites since late 2024, and its central claim is serious: Russian intelligence ran a coordinated surveillance campaign launched from…
Santa Maria’s Police Drones Come From Donors, Not City
Santa Maria’s police department is getting its drone-as-first-responder program off the ground with money raised at a charity gala, not a line in the city budget. The Santa Maria Police Council, a nonprofit booster group, pulled in about $95,000 at…
Police Drones Spread in California as Residents Push Back
Two California cities moved to put police drones in the air the same week, and both ran straight into residents who don’t want them there. West Hollywood launches a sheriff-run drone program by the end of July. Berkeley opens bidding…
El Paso County Sheriff’s Drone First Responder Program Catches Woman Hiding With Two Active Warrants
An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office drone spotted people fleeing a Colorado Springs-area home and hiding in the backyard before deputies ever arrived on scene, leading to the arrest of a 44-year-old woman wanted on two active warrants. The Sheriff’s…
Nassau’s Climate-Controlled Drone Response Pods
On Monday, Nassau County Police announced a $1 million first-responder drone program that turns emergency response on its head. Instead of waiting for a drone to launch from a headquarters, Nassau is installing eight fully automated pods across the county…
Skydio Drone Crashes And Burns Feet From FIFA World Cup Crowds In Brooklyn, And The NYPD Has Been Here Before
An NYPD drone fell out of the sky and caught fire in DUMBO on Tuesday night, June 23, coming down at 1 Water Street near the entrance to the FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The lithium-ion…
JetBlue Reported a Drone Strike at JFK. The Only Thing It Dented Was the Truth.
A JetBlue pilot approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport reported hitting a drone at roughly 3,000 feet on Monday, June 29, and within hours the story was everywhere: a plane, a drone, a collision over New York. Then the aircraft…
Secret Service Counter-Drone Teams Cover National Mall’s First July 4 NSSE, And The No-Fly Zone Isn’t New
Secret Service counter-drone teams join the National Mall’s first-ever July 4 NSSE, backed by the same federal buildout funding World Cup security.