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OPEN CALL for Counter Drone Sponsors and Live Demonstrations for the U.S. Military Drone Racing Championship.

City officials should understand that FAA's rules allow for most areas to be open and drones may be flying in closer proximity to buildings, homes and people that the public may expect.

Experts Urge Action to Close Gaps in Airspace Awareness and Empower Local Law Enforcement

There are more than one million drones lawfully registered with the FAA in the United States and there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones lawfully in the sky on any given day. With the technology landscape evolving, we expect that number to increase over time.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with the University of North Dakota to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. The school will join Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Tulsa Community College and the University of Oklahoma as the first schools to offer the same thorough curriculum and advanced technology offered at the FAA Air Traffic Controller Academy in Oklahoma City. 

Mithril Defense and Texas Legislators Push for UAVs with Pepper Spray to Enhance School Safety Amid Funding Challenges

North Dakota's reliance on Chinese-made drones is under scrutiny, as nearly 90% of drones used by state agencies are manufactured in China. Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, has introduced a bill to allocate $15 million to replace these drones.

Drone as First Responder (DFR) system, which is meant to capture data on the origin location of an incident and inform police forces, fire brigades, or rescue organizations going out to the site.

By producing a singular Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems, the Secretary and the Department are orienting around a common understanding of the challenge and a shared approach to addressing it.

Jeep is looking at ways to integrate drones with its vehicles, as recent patent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) indicate. One possible use Jeep is looking to patent is off-road spotting. Instead of a person getting out of the vehicle to survey the terrain ahead and direct the driver over the appropriate line through obstacles,

Texas public schools could be guarded by drones armed with pepper spray or Tasers under a new bill filed in the Texas Legislature meant to beef up school security. The measure would boost funding for safety upgrades and let schools deploy drones in place of the armed guards that lawmakers required on every campus in response to the Uvalde school shooting.

ARISE is the latest advancement in autonomous drone swarm technology that will benefit emergency services in Tulsa and beyond. ARISE utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance drone team capabilities for emergency response scenarios. Multiple drones autonomously coordinate and use real-time data integration to analyze the scene and relay information.

How drones used for criminal activity are driving bipartisan calls for expanded detection and mitigation powers.

Drones Prove Effective for Rapid, Real-Time Response in Urban Settings

the need to equip first responders with counter drone technology, training, and authority. 

With the growing number of incidents involving drone flying where and when they shouldn't, local law enforcement agencies and drone security companies are lobbying Congress to pass legislation that would extend the authority to conduct counter-drone measures – currently held by a handful of select federal agencies – to local-level police officials.

In the years since Hurricane Sandy, the city has upgraded its disaster response efforts with the help of drones, which can warn people in low-lying areas of imminent flooding risk, breach storm-damaged buildings to help rescue survivors and conduct post-storm aerial surveys to help assess the extent of the damage.

Leveraging BVLOS and Advanced Imaging, UAS Crews Aid in Damage Assessment and Resource Allocation Across 500 Miles of Affected Roads

Forum will bring together local government leaders to provide timely and strategic advice to the federal government and aviation industry on efforts to integrate advanced air mobility (AAM) like air taxis and drones into U.S. airspace and communities across the country

Volunteers use heavy-lift drones to bring life-saving supplies to isolated communities in North Carolina's mountainous region after roads are destroyed by the storm.

Commercial UAV News publishes regular reports on the use of drones in the public safety sector.

As aviation technology evolves, it's critical for localities to stay ahead and informed, and CAAP provides a scalable, low-cost, introductory solution to meet that challenge with the flexibility to scale for the future

The goal is to develop forecasting tools that can help predict what times of year, what times of day, or what ocean conditions are likely to be more or less sharky.

Harnessing AI and Unmanned Aerial Fleets to Predict, Detect, and Combat Wildfires Across the Globe

The Woodlands, Texas, a master-planned suburban development about 30 miles north of Houston, is joining the growing list of communities that are coming under the watchful eye of police agencies' drones-as-first-responders programs.

Drones equipped with advanced cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) can provide firefighters with valuable time to respond quickly.

An extensive and comprehensive update on the activities of the Drone Safety Team (DST) over the past year.

Georgia's Department of Corrections is grappling with a significant challenge as drones increasingly smuggle contraband into state prisons.

Windracers' AI-Powered Ultra UAVs Show Promise in Early Detection and Rapid Response to Wildfires.

Partnership Aims to Eliminate the Need for Visual Observers in Emergency Drone Deployments

At the DRONERESPONDERS Georgia Public Safety Drone Summit, a session addressed the growing concern of unauthorized or rogue drones. The discussion centered on what law enforcement agencies can do when faced with community complaints about drones involved in illegal activitie

The fire department of the small city of Magnolia, Texas has put its UAV to work to deal with a number of floods and wildfires

This contract will enable ResilienX to work closely with NASA's System-Wide Safety (SWS) project, an R&D project aimed at advancements towards the safety and resilience of future highly-autonomous aviation systems and aircraft.

create a framework for integrating AAM into missions related to law enforcement, fire rescue, emergency management, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief (HA/DR).

They will deploy WeatherHive system, composed of 10 nanodrones called WISPS. These nano-drones will be used to evaluate the boundary layer by measuring the temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and wind speed and direction.

Drones One of Five Key Innovations to Protect Forests from Increasing Wildfire and Pest Threats

State Report Reveals Dramatic Increase in Drone Flights Despite Modest Budget Growth

Letter to Law Enforcemnt Drone Association Membership regarding DJI ban legislation

As the temperature rises, this post is a timely reminder that LiPo Batteries require special handling in hot temperatures: and provides a detailed explanation of how best to minimize risk.

Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee highlights severe impact on public safety operations

Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston and DRONERESPONDERS co-located event, FAA experts were on hand to discuss the current environment in public safety, and what's coming for first responder drone programs.

From the Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston and the DRONERESPONDERS co-located event, FAA experts were on hand to discuss the current environment in public safety, and what's coming for first responder drone programs.

Innovative 2-Year Research Agreement Utilizes Meteodrones to Improve Atmospheric Data Collection and Forecast Accuracy

A key component of the act is the extension of the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), FAA's Center of Excellence for UAS programs, which promotes innovation and collaboration within the UAS industry.

Partnership with Oklahoma State University to develop safe uncrewed aircraft traffic management capabilities

Utilizing Drone Technology, the New Collaboration Aims to Enhance Emergency Response and Mitigation Strategies During Hurricane Season

Here's a look at a few ways the construction industry is turning to drones to enhance overall safety

This year's FAA Drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Symposium will focus on how the FAA continues to safely integrate these aircraft while creating a framework to accelerate advanced operations.

A Caltech team has developed an onboard Machine Learning-based control method to help such aircraft detect and compensate for disturbances so they can keep on flying.

New legislative proposal in the U.S. Congress, known as the Drones for First Responders (DFR) Act, is poised to strike a careful balance between enhancing national security and supporting domestic drone manufacturing.