As commercial drones continue to expand and drone technology evolves, the misuse of drones remains an important risk factor to the burgeoning industry. We asked D-Fend to review the last year in counter drone technology – and let us know what’s coming in 2023. Here, CMO Jeffrey Starr calls out …
Read More »Drone as First Responder – DRONELIFE
AeroX Partner Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department Launches Drone First Responder Service by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby With the assistance of AeroX, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FSCO) has launched North Carolina’s first Drones as First Responders (DFR) program. The program has a drone operator listen in on live …
Read More »NPS-DDP, Autel Donate Drone Solution
Autel Robotics, National Public Safety Drone Donation Program (NPS-DDP) Team for Drone Donation to Seaside Park PD in New Jersey by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The National Public Safety Drone Donation Program (NPS-DDP) has teamed up with Autel Robotics, Foxfury Lighting Solutions, SkyeBrowse and Pilot Institute for the …
Read More »ParaZero and Sightec Partner on Drone Safety Systems
Sightec’s NavSight AI-powered computer vision solution adds visual situational awareness and GPS-free, vision-based navigation to ParaZero SafeAir autonomous parachute recovery systems, ensuring increased safety in virtually any operational environment and offering a benchmark solution for enhanced mission containment and ground risk mitigation. Continue reading below or listen: Revolutionary Fusion of …
Read More »Liteye DoD Contract $12.1 Million Counter Drone Systems
PHOTO: Liteye’s Multi-Mission / Multi-Domain SHIELD System Liteye Systems Awarded $12.1M Contract for Air Defense Systems Colorado-based Liteye Systems, Inc. has won a $12.1M, multi-year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) “to provide its entire portfolio of integrated multi-domain, multi-mission Air Base Surface and Ground Defense systems, including …
Read More »Police in North Texas Deploy Drone Clear
Police in North Texas using drone-based technology to save officers’, civilians’ lives with Drone Clear By Jim Magill Police in North Texas are using drone-enabled video technology to help them clear buildings of potential threats, reducing the potential of harm coming to either officers or civilians. The Dallas Police Department …
Read More »Florida’s Approved Drone Manufacturers List AIRT
New Research Indicates Florida Government Drone Programs Need More Time to Transition to Blue UAS 95% of agencies surveyed cite “negative impact” in the near term from creation of the Florida Approved Drone Manufacturers list The following is a guest post by Christopher Todd, President of the AUVSI Florida Peninsula …
Read More »BRINC Donates Drones Training to Ukraine
Public safety drone experts BRINC has donated drones and training to pilots in the Ukraine, as an in-depth article in the Washington Post reveals. All images courtesy BRINC Drones, used with permission. For the last several days, the BRINC team has worked just over the Ukrainian border at a secret …
Read More »Dallas PD Drone Unit Launches, Air Support Unit
©Robert Hensley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Dallas PD drone unit launches, following years of study By Jim Magill After more than a half dozen years of study and pilot program testing, the police department in Dallas, Texas earlier this year officially launched its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. The …
Read More »Skydio’s new head of security Jeff Horne
Cybersecurity for drones: in an introductory blog post, Skydio’s new Head of Security Jeff Horne explains why he thinks data security is critical to the future of autonomous systems. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and leader in autonomous flight, recently appointed Jeff …
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