Public Safety, Emergency, First Response News & Articles

CHCNAV has introduced the X500 Multirotor Drone, designed to offer precise obstacle detection, long flight times, and reliable operation for complex tasks such as infrastructure inspection and urban monitoring

Research blood was flown between the cities of Urasoe and Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, intended to show potential future delivery method that could complement current means of transportation

Inspired Flight’s IF1200A and IF800 platforms are now dual-certified under AUVSI’s Green UAS and DIU’s Blue UAS frameworks, ensuring top-tier NDAA compliance and cybersecurity for diverse applications

Dufour Aerospace and Air Zermatt will analyze and test various scenarios for the use of drones in rescue operations, with the main focus on the Valais region

Carabineros de Chile, the Chilean national police force, has acquired and will deploy Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS in the difficult terrain of the Araucanía region

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The AERIAL research project aims to enhance urban safety and emergency response, developing real-time high data rate communication between drones and ground robots

Sikorsky and Rain have demonstrated how an autonomous helicopter can take off, identify the location and size of a small fire, and then accurately drop water to suppress the flames

Drone Nerds and ideaForge are advancing public safety technology with the cutting-edge Q6V3 UAV, a solution for emergency response and critical missions

Arctic Horizons Inc. Secures $2.1 Million Contract for its Piglet Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems with a law enforcement agency through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Innovative Solutions Canada program

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Safe Pro Group’s Airborne Response division is set to integrate Skydio drone solutions into its offerings, providing rapid incident response for public safety agencies

Flock Safety has acquired Aerodome and its Drone as First Responder (DFR) technology, integrating innovative drone and remote piloting solutions to enhance public safety initiatives

LiveU enabled MTSU students to stream UAS video feeds during an emergency services training exercise at Nashville Airport, enhancing decision-making and analysis

LIFT Aircraft and Near Earth Autonomy will design a medical multi-mission modular payload, a container that can carry blood supply and casualty evacuations, for the US AAL

Skydio has released Dock for X10, an initiative that pre-positions drones in cities and enables public safety agencies to have eyes on scene during an emergency within seconds

Schiebel has deployed the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS to support coastguard functions in France and Belgium

AirData has integrated Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS UAV to advance public safety operations, providing a unified solution for flight data management, compliance reporting, and operational readiness

Piasecki has completed its first flight of the Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle, designed to provide embedded multi-mission C4I, ISR, combat, and logistics

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FireSwarm Solutions is now the exclusive distributor of ACC Innovation’s full product catalog across North America, including the ultra heavy-lift, long endurance Thunder Wasp UAS Quadcopter

Elsight has launched DroneCommX™ an aftermarket upgrade kit that extends the functionality and security of DJI’s Matrice 30 and 350 drones

BRINC’s Drone as First Responder solution will integrate Echodyne’s MESA radar technology, forging a path toward BVLOS operations and advanced airspace awareness

NASA gathered FAA, police, fire department, and commercial representatives with the goal of developing ideas and infrastructure to allow commercial drones to fly BVLOS operations safely

Police and fire departments in Arlington, TX, and Ontario, CA, are both leveraging Airspace Link's AirHub Portal platform to streamline operations and drive advances in drones as first response (DFR) situations