Drone-as-first-responder programs, pursuit footage, evidence policy, and the departments putting UAS on patrol.
Eight drone nests, 30 seconds to scene, and a Chinese-made aircraft at the center of an American public safety debate. Kansas City just went live. The System That Gets There Before the Cruiser Eight drone nests are now positioned across Kansas City, all controlled from KCPD’s real-time crime center, as Axios reports. When a call…
Indiana DNR files its first prosecution for illegal drone deer scouting, using damning forensic metadata and GPS logs to track a systematic poaching operation. Learn how the 2024 drone law is being enforced to protect "fair chase" ethics and what this means for UAV pilots in the field.
The $45,000 drone Portland police want has been stuck in political limbo since November 2025, when the council rejected it 4-3. Now, under Order 88-25/26, the Portland City Council faces the same vote again — and the same legal reality: under 25 M.R.S.A. §4501, Maine police departments cannot acquire a drone without governing body approval.…
Germany’s parliament voted Thursday, February 27, 2026, to give the Bundeswehr authority to intercept, jam, and shoot down drones over German territory — a shift that would have been politically unthinkable just a few years ago. The Bundestag approved amendments to the Air Security Act with backing from the governing conservatives and Social Democrats; the…
Skydio just announced that its DFR Command software platform has crossed 10 million calls for service processed — making it the most
A small town in Enfield is about to decide whether it wants a drone in the sky, and the debate sounds a lot like conversations happening across America right now. On Monday at 6 p.m., residents will gather at Whitney Hall, 23 Main St., for a public hearing on whether the Selectboard should accept a…
The Monroe Police Department used a drone with thermal imaging early Thursday morning to locate a suspect who fled from a stolen vehicle after a pursuit that began in neighboring Wadesboro, as reported by WCNC. Shortly before 1 a.m., Monroe officers were alerted that the Wadesboro Police Department was actively pursuing a stolen red Hyundai…
Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is officially jumping into the Drone as First Responders world, announcing a new Drone First Responder (DFR) pilot project and hosting a community information event tonight, Thursday, February 26, 2026. If you have followed DFR programs in the U.S., you’ll be familiar with the general idea of using drones to…
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