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Rescue drone reaching stranded hikers near Loveland Pass in Colorado

Colorado · Search & Rescue

Colorado Rescue Drone Talks Hikers Through A Lightning Storm

A camera-and-speaker drone reached two stranded hikers near Loveland Pass before ground rescuers could, guiding them through a lightning storm.

Rafael SuárezJul 314 min read

Campus Guardian Angel drone hovers in a school hallway during an active shooter response demonstration

School Safety

Pepper-Spray School Drones Go Live In Nine Schools Across Three States

Mithril Defense's Campus Guardian Angel drones arrive in nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado this fall, and Florida has already approved year-two funding before a single real-world activation.

Haye KestelooJul 28

Weekly UAS

Drone News: Drone Pilot Faces Charges, Possible Ban on Drone Imports, NPPA Pushes Back on 2209

This week’s Pilot Institute update covers a Colorado drone pilot facing federal charges after grounding wildfire aircraft, a new FCC request for comment that could restrict some military-grade foreign-made drone imports, and the National Press Photographers Association’s warning that the FAA’s Section 2209 rule could create permanent restrictions with no clear way to challenge them.

Greg ReverdiauJul 24

Aerial view of the Aspen Acres Fire burn scar near Rye, Colorado

Wildfire

Colorado Drone Pilot Faces Federal Charges Over Wildfire TFR

A drone pilot in southern Colorado is facing federal charges after allegedly flying inside the temporary flight restriction over the Aspen Acres Fire, forcing firefighting aircraft to stop flying until the airspace was clear.

Rafael SuárezJul 21

Colorado Springs PD Drone Tracks Juvenile Suspects Through Creek

Skydio

Colorado Springs Drone Reached a Knife Fight in 27 Seconds

Colorado Springs police put a drone over a knife fight before a single patrol car arrived, and this week they released the video to prove it. On June 21, a 911 call reported two men fighting at the A1 Mobile Home Park near Cimarron and I-25, with a possible gun in the mix. The department’s…

Rafael SuárezJul 8

Flock Safety Pushes Alpha Camera As The Sensor Arms Race In Police Drones Heats Up

FAA

El Paso County Sheriff’s Drone First Responder Program Catches Woman Hiding With Two Active Warrants

An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office drone spotted people fleeing a Colorado Springs-area home and hiding in the backyard before deputies ever arrived on scene, leading to the arrest of a 44-year-old woman wanted on two active warrants. The Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a disturbance call around 8:00 AM on June 26, 2026,…

Haye KestelooJul 2

Skydio

Arvada’s Skydio X10 DFR Catches Target Shoplifter

Arvada Police Department in Colorado used its new Skydio X10 Drone First Responder program on June 17, 2026 to track and arrest a shoplifting suspect who fled on foot from a Target store, the agency confirmed in a statement. The drone was already airborne when the call came in. A loss prevention officer at the…

Rafael SuárezJun 27

Amazon

Drone Nerds Adds RigiTech Eiger for 62-Mile Delivery

XTI Aerospace’s Drone Nerds division added the RigiTech Eiger, a long-range delivery drone rated for 62 miles (100 km) per mission, to its enterprise portfolio. The Swiss-built aircraft takes off vertically, flies like a fixed-wing plane, and needs no runway. For a company that shelved a six-passenger air taxi in February to go all-in on…

Rafael SuárezJun 25

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