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Ashburnham Police Drone Program Shows What Smart Public Safety Investment Looks Like
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Ashburnham Police Drone Program Shows What Smart Public Safety Investment Looks Like

When a small Massachusetts town with 100 miles of hiking trails and seven bodies of water decides to build a drone program, the smart money says they’ll do it right or not at all. The Ashburnham Police Department chose to do it right, spending two years developing their Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Drone Unit before taking…

Congress Wants Counter-Drone Powers at Wildfires, Not Just Stadiums - Drone Security: Bipartisan Effort to Safeguard America's Skies
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Congress Wants Counter-Drone Powers at Wildfires, Not Just Stadiums

Three days after the House passed the SAFER SKIES Act authorizing local police to take down drones at stadiums, a bipartisan group of lawmakers quietly introduced the next phase of counter-drone expansion. The Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act (H.R. 6618) looks like a simple study request on the surface, but buried in its language is…

Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard
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Super Bowl LX: FAA Grounds Drones Hard

Super Bowl Sunday is famous for wings, commercials, and at least one friend explaining formations like they invented football. Super Bowl LX, happening February 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, adds one more tradition to the list: aggressively restricted airspace. The FAA has released its official flight advisory at the request of the…

Drones Prove Deer Hunt Was Needed at Quabbin Park
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Drones Prove Deer Hunt Was Needed at Quabbin Park

When Massachusetts officials told residents a deer hunt was necessary at Quabbin Park, some locals were not convinced, as reported by the Boston Herald. They questioned the headcount, the math, and possibly the eyesight of whoever was doing the counting. So the state brought in an impartial referee that does not argue on Facebook. A…

University of Alabama Bans Drones Over Bryant-Denny Stadium on Game Days
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Safer Skies Act Passes House: Local Police Can Now Take Down Drones At NFL Games

We’ve been reporting on stadium drone incidents for years, and Wednesday’s House vote changes everything for the 2026 World Cup and beyond. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safer Skies Act by a decisive 312-112 vote, authorizing state and local law enforcement to disable drones at major sporting events, a power previously reserved for…

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