Public Safety Drone News

The NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System just shared this disturbing drone story. A private pilot sighted what was thought to be a large bird in controlled airspace. The pilot’s confusion changed to surprise when the species was identified. The pilot reported, “I departed Grand Prairie Municipal Airport at 2,500 feet with a southerly heading until I was clear of Cedar ... Read More »

A new group has started in Colorado. The Colorado Public Safety Unmanned Aircraft Systems Association can be found online at www.cpsuas.org. Founder David Spraggs said, “Over the last 18-months I’ve spoken to so many agencies from Colorado and around the Country. I really saw a need for a new professional organization to bring together Colorado public safety agencies – whether ... Read More »

The FAA launched its much-anticipated Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) system. The program, currently in beta, includes 300 air traffic facilities covering approximately 500 airports. May 24th: Western North June 21st: Western South July 19th: Eastern South August 16th: Eastern North September 13th: Central North The first wave of airports online are: April 30: South Central USA – ... Read More »

Today, PrecisionHawk announced the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)-enabled drone platform. It includes the latest in aircraft detection technology, delivering to the drone operator the situational awareness necessary to deconflict airspace and avoid a potential confrontation. Key to this capability is cutting-edge acoustic detection technology, which can identify aircraft within a 10 km radius. The BVLOS-enabled drone platform ... Read More »

Drone industry leader DJI has teamed up with thermal imaging specialists FLIR to launch a new two... Read More »

After going through a bidding process, the Pueblo Police Department has purchased two drones that... Read More »

A drone has been deployed to help emergency crews in the Ozarks for the very first time on Tuesda... Read More »

-->The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and its NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (U... Read More »

LAMAR COUNTY, Tex. (KXII) -- A grant from the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality purchase... Read More »

Source: NIASIn partnership with its NASA unmanned traffic management (UTM) partners, the Nevada... Read More »