drone as first responder

Photo credit: Draganfly Amazon Deals: Forget the DJI Mini 4K. Get a Skyrover X1 Fly More Combo for $718! Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing limited…

New system targets public safety needs as demand grows for American-made drone alternatives Flock Safety has announced Alpha, its first American-made, NDAA-compliant drone designed specifically for emergency response. The system is…

On October 14, 2025, Versaterm announced a significant advancement in public safety operations: the integration of DroneSense into its Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform. This move represents one of the first major instances in which…

Skydio X10 Drone Gets Major Upgrades: Enhanced Sensors, Safety Features, and Connectivity Amazon Deals: Forget the DJI Mini 4K. Get a Skyrover X1 for $644! Police and sheriff’s departments across America have rapidly…

Photo credit: Flock Safety Amazon DEALS: DJI Mini 4K now $249 (-17%) and DJI Osmo Action 4 drops to $249! A disturbing new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has revealed the next frontier in police…

Screenshot Snag the 2025 Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch for $799 (Save $200!) – Limited Amazon Deal! On February 27, 2025, DJI unveiled its latest enterprise offering, the DJI Dock 3, marking the company’s first foray into…

Motorola Solutions teams with 2 UAV companies on Drone as First Responder (DFR) Applications By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A police officer, encountering an emergency situation, pushes a button on his hand-held radio and…

At its annual user conference in Aptos, California, Skydio announced two new platforms—the indoor-focused R10 and the long-range F10 fixed-wing—that expand its Drone as First Responder (DFR) ecosystem. More than just new hardware, these…

News and Commentary.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recent comments have reignited hopes for long-awaited regulations enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. During a March 14 visit to Amazon’s Prime Air…

Enhanced Safety and Efficiency for Emergency Response uAvionix, a prominent provider of command, navigation, and surveillance technologies for drones, announced that the Oswego City Police Department’s Drone as a First Responder (DFR)…