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Skydio

Skydio X10 Tracks Suspect a Mile Away After Community Tip

Officers from the 3rd Division responded and launched a Skydio X10 within minutes. The suspect was already gone. It did not matter.

Rafael SuárezMar 8

Skydio

In Fairfax County, Skydio Arrives First. Every Time.

Fairfax County, Virginia is not testing the waters on Drone as First Responder. The numbers from their first 100 missions make the case better than any press release could. Drones arrived on scene first in 71 of those 100 calls. Average response time: 83 seconds. In a county that sits inside the most restricted airspace…

Rafael SuárezMar 8

Police

Wichita Police Want Two Robotic Dogs for SWAT and Bomb Squad, and the $650,000 Price Tag Is Going to City Council

The ask is direct: $650,000, two robotic dogs, two high-risk units. The Wichita Police Department brought the request to the Wichita City Council on March 3, 2026, with one quadruped robot earmarked for the SWAT team and a second for the bomb squad. What separates these from the robots WPD already operates is mobility, specifically…

Haye KestelooMar 8

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Skydio

A Santa Fe Skydio Drone Found an Unconscious Man in Four Minutes

Santa Fe first responders located a 47-year-old man unconscious and not breathing near Las Acequias Park after receiving a call Wednesday afternoon.

Rafael SuárezMar 8

Skydio

Michigan’s Third-Largest City Just Went All-In on DFR

Warren, Michigan did not test the waters. When the city decided to launch a Drone as First Responder program, it built one that covers both police and fire response simultaneously, funded by a millage voters passed in November, and it went fully operational on March 5. It is the first program of its kind in…

Rafael SuárezMar 7

Safer Skies Act Gives Amusement Parks New Counter-Drone Tools — But the FAA's Section 2209 Rule Is the Real Prize - Trespassing warning after illegal drone flight over Disney World

White House

Amusement Parks Win Counter-Drone Authority. The FAA’s Section 2209 Fight Is Just Starting.

The Safer Skies Act is now law, giving trained law enforcement counter-drone authority at amusement parks. But the FAA's Section 2209 rulemaking will determine whether permanent airspace restrictions follow. Here's what Part 107 pilots need to watch.

Haye KestelooMar 6

DJI

Enfield Approves Police Drone With One Condition: Policy First

A small New Hampshire town just voted to buy its first police drone. The board that approved it also made sure nobody could fly it until the rules are written down. That is the right order of operations, as VNEWS reported. The Enfield Selectboard voted 4 to 1 Monday night to accept a $15,000 donation…

Rafael SuárezMar 6

Walmart

Medford Drone Catches Drive-By Shooter at Walmart

A man suspected of firing multiple rounds into a Medford apartment complex was arrested without incident Tuesday morning. A drone spotted him first. It’s a clean, quiet example of police drone work done exactly right. From Swing Lane to the Walmart Parking Lot The shooting happened in the early hours of March 4 at an…

Rafael SuárezMar 6

Police

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