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Drone-as-first-responder programs, pursuit footage, evidence policy, and the departments putting UAS on patrol.

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Rendering of two Starlink satellites above the night side of Earth, each projecting cones of light onto rings of coverage over city lights

FCC Filing

FCC 800 MHz Drone Order Adds a SpaceX Footnote the Draft Lacked

FCC's adopted 800 MHz drone order adds a footnote the draft lacked: SpaceX's bid for the band next door, with drones and Starlink phones told to coexist.

Haye KestelooNov 1

Skydio X10 drone hovering in the dark with its navigation lights on, the thermal and color camera gimbal facing forward

DFR

Utica Names Axon and Skydio for Drone Trial Flock Pitched in June

Utica, N.Y. police and fire begin a 90-day Drone as First Responder trial with Axon and Skydio. In June the city announced a free six-month Flock pilot.

Haye KestelooOct 28

Skydio X10 drone hovering above its rooftop docking station with the San Francisco skyline and Salesforce Tower behind it

Police

SFPD's Proposed Drone Rules Stop Short of Sonoma's Court Settlement

San Francisco advanced rules for 98 police drones with a narrow warrant clause and no resident notice. Sonoma's ACLU settlement requires both.

Haye KestelooOct 27

Aerial view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, its red seating bowl empty around a green football field, with the white arched peristyle, Olympic rings and torch cauldron in the foreground.

Counter-Drone

FEMA's Olympic Counter-Drone Money Gives Host California 46% Less

The White House Olympics task force hosts a counter-drone forum Nov. 9, a week before states apply for FEMA's next $250M. California gets $18.7M.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Dark gray Parrot ANAFI UKR drone with a three-lens camera gimbal hovering at night beside a chain-link fence and a riot shield marked POLICE

DFR

Evolver DFR Offers Police a Parrot Drone and Dock With No Subscription

Drone Nerds' Evolver DFR sells police a Parrot ANAFI UKR GOV, a DBOX dock and SkyfireAI software on one purchase order, with no recurring subscription.

Haye KestelooOct 22