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Cincinnati police are moving toward a future where drones play a key role in daily operations, according to Cincinnati.com The department plans to operate a fleet of twenty two drones by 2033. This is a major shift in how the city approaches aerial support for emergencies and tactical situations. For many years the Cincinnati Police…
The York County Sheriff’s Office is adding a new unmanned aircraft to its daily work, as Nebraska TV reports. Deputies say the drone will help them respond faster and stay safer during tough calls. It will assist in search and rescue, crash reconstruction, fugitive hunts, disaster scenes, and anything else where eyes in the sky…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week. A bunch of senators are pushing back against a potential DJI ban. UAS Nexus creates a Blue UAS marketplace. We have Inspired Flight and Ascent Engineering expanding their partnership. And lastly, an M30 drone gets shot down in Ohio. Let’s…
A UK Police helicopter crew got the scare of their careers over RAF Lakenheath in November 2024. They went up looking for drones. They found something much faster. And much stranger. As The Eurasian Times reported, the National Police Air Service EC135 crew said two objects “targeted” and chased them at about 165 knots. That…
Nov. 24 to 28, the Department of National Defence is running a test to track small drones in a dense urban area. The activity is happening along
The Columbus Division of Police has introduced a new program called RAVEN, as reported by ABC6. The name stands for Rapid Aerial Visual Enforcement Network. The goal is to improve public safety by giving officers fast access to aerial views during emergencies across Central Ohio. RAVEN is a pilot program designed to support the Division’s…
The FBI is actively seeking to equip surveillance drones with artificial intelligence capabilities including facial recognition, license plate readers, and weapon detection systems, according to federal procurement documents published by The Intercept Thursday. The move comes as approximately 1,500 US law enforcement agencies already operate drone programs with minimal oversight. FBI Issues Reques
The Dutch military fired weapons at unidentified drones flying over Volkel Air Base on Friday night, marking a significant escalation in Europe’s response to mysterious aircraft incursions over NATO facilities, Reuters reported. Security personnel at the southeastern Netherlands base spotted multiple drones between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time on November 22, prompting air…
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