Skydio
LAPD Skydio Drones Orbited No Kings Protest for Seven Hours, Flight Records Show
LAPD Skydio drones orbited the March 28 No Kings protest for seven hours, flight records show — starting three hours before any dispersal order was issued.
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Drones Hit Record Number of UK Air Ambulance Missions
The UK Civil Aviation Authority confirmed nine air ambulance flights were disrupted by drones flying too close to helicopters during emergency missions in 2025. That’s the highest annual figure ever recorded, up from six cases in 2024 and eight in 2023. In the worst incidents, lifesaving flights were delayed or aborted entirely, as AVWEB reports.…
Police
New Jersey Spray Drone Theft Ends With Recovery, But No Arrests as Federal Investigation Stays Open
NJ State Police recovered all 15 stolen Ceres Air C31 spray drones in a Dover warehouse. No arrests. FBI, HSI, and CBP are still investigating.
Bell
Beijing’s Drone Ban Takes Effect Friday, Squeezing DJI On Its Home Turf
Beijing's near-total drone ban takes effect May 1 with an April 30 registration deadline, hitting DJI as it fights a $1.56B FCC loss in US court.
Brinc
BRINC Drones Land in Victorville for $832K DFR Rollout
The City of Victorville just flipped the switch on a Drone as First Responder program with BRINC Drones, becoming the first contract city under the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to put DFR technology into the field, as Public CEO reported. The City Council unanimously approved the three-year service agreement back in October 2025, and…
Skydio
Cobb Police Deploy Skydio Drones to Track Murder Suspect in I-75 Corridor
Cobb County police responded to a shooting involving a murder suspect near Leland and Windy Hill roads on Tuesday afternoon, deploying drones alongside SWAT teams and K9 units to track Damian Strozier, 31, who fled after exchanging gunfire with officers, as Marietta Daily Journal reported. Strozier, wanted on murder charges by Atlanta Police, pointed a…
Amazon
The $30,000 Drones That Cost Amazon $150 Million
The bigger story is that Amazon's insurance won't pay a dollar of it. War exclusions are standard. And in this new kind of war, drones are the weapon
Skydio
Spokane Buys Four Skydio X10 Drones Ahead of World Cup 2026
Spokane City Council voted 6-1 on April 20 to purchase four Skydio X10 drone platforms for the Spokane Police Department, procuring them through Axon Enterprise. The city also approved funding for barricades and equipment upgrades to support public safety operations at World Cup venues and other large-scale events, as reported by KXLY. The purchase signals…
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