First responders

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has released a guide on police use of drones as well as the threat of malicious drones. Drones A Report on the Use of […]

New drones which can fly beyond the operator’s line of sight, and which can be operated without an on-site operator, are currently being trialled by the Singapore police, who hope to use it to complement their […]

Commercial Drone Professional (CDP) have published a special and extensive report on how UK emergency services are increasingly using drones to assist and save lives. The feature highlights Kevin Taylor from Lincolnshire Police, Skybound Rescuer’s Gemma […]

Syracuse startup EagleHawk has developed a drone that can spray disinfectant to quickly kill COVID-19 in sports arenas and stadiums reports syracuse.com. EagleHawk specializes in drones that use thermal cameras to detect roof leaks for government, […]

The manilatimes.net report that to further strengthen its efforts in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the municipality of Liloan in the Philippines with a population of 118,753, is deploying drones, equipped with 360-degree cameras to monitor its […]

Ehang has announced that it participated in a flood emergency response exercise recently organized by the local government in Shaoguan, China. According to a press release: “EHang fully demonstrated the efficiency, automation, and centralized management […]

Verge Aero, a leader in high performance drone light shows, delivered an aerial tribute this week at the University of Pennsylvania campus, for those medical staff and first responders on the frontline of the Covid-19 […]

According to wfmz.com, by employing drones to automate indoor disinfection processes, businesses can quickly and safely disinfect their buildings with little to no downtime. Based in Ottawa, Smartcone Technologies and close to Toronto, Clarion Drone […]

How drones are being used in the fight against the coronavirus” It is a common enough headline. But one company, SkySkopes of North Dakota, is accelerating the use of unmanned air systems (UAS) for simultaneous […]

According to thenextweb.com, Aerospace firm, Draganfly, announced this week that test flights for its “pandemic drones” were conducted in Westport, Connecticut, a hotspot for covid-19 following a private party where dozens of people were exposed to […]