Drones
The latest news and updates for the uncrewed aerial vehicles and remotely piloted aerial systems, and how they are complementing special missions
Drones Headlines
Guyana expands medical drone program with delivery to remote health center
A drone flight carrying essential medical supplies highlights efforts to improve healthcare logistics in isolated communities
25 Jun 2026
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Siân Yates
Illinois police department takes steps towards drone-as-first-responder program
The DFR program will enable police in Normal, Illinois, to deploy uncrewed aircraft ahead of ground units, providing real-time intelligence to improve responder and public safety
19 Jun 2026
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Chloe Fox
Drone study successfully transports human kidneys beyond visual line of sight
Researchers have completed long-range drone flights carrying human kidneys, exploring new options for time-critical organ transportation and transplantation
19 Jun 2026
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Siân Yates
Drone-as-first-responder program planned for Fort Worth, Texas
The program will utilize solutions developed by Flock to support the provision of real-time situational awareness to officers on the ground
15 Jun 2026
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Oliver Cuenca
Police in Missouri, US, announce DFR program plans
The plans – currently awaiting approval – would feature six BRINC-manufactured UAVs stationed throughout the city
8 Jun 2026
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Oliver Cuenca
Dallas, Texas, launches drone-as-first-responder program
Eight drones, stationed around the city of Dallas, will be used by police and firefighters to reach and assess the scene of incidents ahead of the arrival of human responders
29 May 2026
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Oliver Cuenca
Everdrone opens new drone launch site in Borås, Sweden
The new drone base brings drone first response coverage across the Västra Götaland Region to 300,000 residents
5 May 2026
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Oliver Cuenca
US Marine Corps awards $15.5m contract for autonomous cargo helicopter program
The Sikorsky and Robinson Unmanned contract signals a continued push to field a scalable, mid-tier, uncrewed resupply capability to support dispersed operations in contested environments
30 Apr 2026
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Chloe Fox
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Drones Long Reads
Industry voice: Flying smarter: how uncrewed innovations are supporting helicopter operators
Eric Freeman, CEO and Founder of Alpha Unmanned Systems, explains how uncrewed aerial systems are complementing the work of helicopter crews in a multitude of ways
31 Oct 2025
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Eric Freeman
Baptism of fire
Since the first UAVs came into service with fire departments in the USA less than a decade ago, their use has spread like – well, like wildfire, as agencies recognize...
3 Jun 2025
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Robin Gauldie
Rugged, portable, certified secure and ready to fly when others can't
Peter Fuchs, Co-Founder and President of Ascent AeroSystems, discusses the origins of the company and the inspiration behind its coaxial drones, and why they are ideal for public safety special...
Sponsored by Ascent
4 Mar 2025
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Editorial Team
Help from a distance: UAVs for SAR
Drones’ growing capabilities mean emergency services are viewing these remotely piloted aircraft as increasingly useful. Rob Coppinger speaks to experts about how drones are changing the way missions are being...
3 Dec 2024
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Rob Coppinger
Blue skies: drones in aerial policing
Police forces are making increasing use of drones to support their activities, and the types of missions are expanding. Ian Harbison spoke to operators in North America and the UK
2 Jul 2024
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Ian Harbison
Combat search and rescue by drone
Anything a crewed aircraft can do: Colonel Jayson A Altieri (Retired), US Army, presents a retrospective of 20 years of UAV CSAR integration
31 Aug 2023
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Colonel Jayson A Altieri (Retired)
Case study: Versatile drones for emergency medical services and search and rescue
A2Z Drone Delivery talked to AirMed&Rescue about how researchers at SAIT test RPAS platforms to assist in SAR, as well as remote-guided medical triage
1 Mar 2023
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Aaron Zhang
How Drones Will Transform Battlefield Medicine – and Save Lives
According to military health experts, blood loss is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, can using drones to resupply blood and other medical supplies in this environment...
31 Aug 2022
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Editorial Team
