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FAA no-fly zones around ICE vehicles are a First Amendment problem, press groups say
When DHS closed 935 square miles of Chicago’s airspace to civilian drones during immigration raids last October, press freedom organizations called it a First Amendment crisis. NOTAM FDC 6/4375 is the same thing, but permanent and nationwide. Two of the…
Kansas City on Alert for Drone Warnings in World Cup
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup creeping closer like a VAR review nobody asked for, Kansas City security officials are looking up, not at the scoreboard, but at the sky, as reported by KMBC. Their concern is not weather, birds,…
Timmins SAR gets DJI Matrice 4TD, the Cadillac of drones
When search and rescue teams talk about gaining an advantage, they usually mean better boots, more radios, or maybe an extra truck. In Timmins, Ontario, the advantage now hums softly, lifts straight up, and sees heat through snow, trees, and…
ICE’s $85 Billion Surveillance Machine Includes Skydio Drones for Protest Monitoring and Roving No-Fly Zones for Everyone Else
The Washington Post published a comprehensive investigation this week into ICE’s rapidly expanding surveillance technology arsenal, and the drone angle is something every pilot in this country needs to understand. Buried within the details of facial recognition apps, phone-hacking spyware,…
JBER warns Alaska drone pilots: fly here and you risk an F-22 collision
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, is home to F-22 Raptors and C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. It is also surrounded by some of the most photogenic terrain on the planet. That combination creates a problem the base’s counter-drone team…
Michigan’s 15-Bill SHIELD Drone Package Collides With Federal Law It Claims to Respect
Michigan legislators just introduced the most ambitious state drone regulation package in the country. It also has the most obvious federal preemption problems of any state drone package in the country. The 15-bill SHIELD legislation, sponsored by state Rep. William…
Police Drone Tracks Heat to Catch Fatal Hit and Run Suspect
Aurora police added another chapter to the growing playbook of real world drone policing, and this one reads like a night vision thriller with a very real and tragic ending. On Friday night, just after 8 p.m., officers responded to…
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office rolls out new policing drones
The future of policing has arrived in Natchitoches Parish, and it hums, hovers, and politely refuses to crash into trees. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office has officially unveiled its new drone program, a move officials say took months of research,…
Tiny Chihuahua Survives Blizzard With Drone Help
A 7-pound chihuahua named Trixie just pulled off what can only be described as an accidental audition for an extreme survival documentary, starring snow, subzero temperatures, a hot pink collar, and a very confused neighborhood wondering how such a small…
Drones, live feeds and LPRs power Paterson’s new RTOC
Paterson, New Jersey has spent years under a microscope, following repeated allegations of corruption and excessive force that ultimately led to state oversight in 2023. Now, state officials say the city’s police department is entering a new phase, one built…
Princeton Police Launches DJI Matrice 4T Drone Program
The Princeton Police Department just added serious eyes to the sky. The department has taken delivery of a DJI Matrice 4T, one of DJI’s most capable public safety drones, and officially launched a new Unmanned Aircraft System program aimed at…
Finnish Police Shoot Suspect Who Downed Their Drone In Nurmijärvi Standoff
A suspect in Nurmijärvi, Finland shot down a police surveillance drone during a standoff at a private residence. He then tried to leave the cordoned area while still armed. Police shot him. The suspect survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The drone…