Lisa Ellman of the Commercial Drone Alliance urges policymakers to strengthen counter-UAS policies and regulations for safer drone operations.

The Metropolitan Police Department has an unlikely partner in its technology-backed crime fighting efforts, records and online posts show. It’s the co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen ...

NASA is testing drone technology for 24/7 wildfire response, enhancing aerial firefighting with airspace management and autonomous operations.

Drone pilot faces criminal and financial repercussions for grounding a Canadian aircraft sent to help fight wildfires in ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, ...

Santa Rosa police are considering a new tool they believe could transform emergency response: a drone that acts as a first responder. While the city’s police chief sees it as an invaluable tool, not ...

Drones used for busting barricaded suspects and teen subway surfers could one day monitor New Yorkers’ garbage, too. The city Department of Sanitation is considering whether to enlist a fleet of ...

Drone incidents While drone incidents causing human and property damages are relatively rare, detected violations by sensors seem to be very high and are increasing over time. In 2024, there were ...

A software update from Chinse drone makers DJI removed geofencing restrictions and allows operators to fly in restricted areas like airports. This could cause chaos.

“The FAA has introduced Remote ID requirements, which means that drones flown in the U.S. must broadcast the equivalent of a ‘license plate’ for drones,” DJI told The Verge. “This ...

Benites said he has seen similar debate in the past about now-normal technology like red light cameras and license plate ... Under California law, police drones are classified as military ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — A paraglider who took off from Torrey Pines State Reserve in California was forced to make an emergency landing when a drone became entwined in his parachute. The paraglider ...