Drone Detection & Airspace Security News
DHS Secretary visits North Dakota amid drone smuggling and border security concerns
On Thursday, August 9, 2018, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen flew to North Dakota to learn how drones are used to smuggle drugs across...
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Drone strikes young boy in the face, Pilot gets fined $160
On July 24, 2018, Cassandra Roberts took her one-year-old son Atticus to Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf, Iowa where her child was hit in the face by a...
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Armed drones attack Venezuelan President Maduro during live speech
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Drones ground aircrafts fighting fires in Idaho - Keep your drone away from fires
Firefighters, across the U.S., have been busy this summer. As of August 2nd, 2018, 107 active fires are affecting 1,439,917 acres of land in the...
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Nevada launches Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) has launched the Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety (NDCOE), located in Las...
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FAA: More than 100K Remote Drone Pilot Certificates have been issued
More than 100,000 drone enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for commercial and recreational (not qualifying as “model...
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Drone Industry reacts to ULC Drone Aerial Trespass Draft Tort Law
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) recently came up with a draft law relating to “aerial trespass” by low-altitude unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and...
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FAA Warning: Don’t fall for Drone Registration scams
The FAA wants you to beware of scam drone registration websites. Whether you are registering an old drone or just bought a new one, there is only one...
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FAA press release clarifies Federal vs Local Drone Authority
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released a press release statement explaining where they stand on the issue of Local vs. Federal...
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Drone delays medical helicopter transport of crash victim
A drone in flight over Minidoka Memorial Hospital created a hazard for a medical helicopter crew during the Rupert Fourth of July parade and delayed...
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DJI makes it easier for authorized drones to fly in geofenced areas
DJI just made it easier for professional drone pilots to unlock areas restricted by hardcoded geofencing. DJI released their global authorization...
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Greenpeace drone stunt highlights security gaps at nuclear plants
Greenpeace activists flew a Superman-shaped drone into a no-fly zone surrounding a nuclear plant near Lyons, France. Then, the Greenpeace pilot...
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Smugglers using drones to find soft spots along U.S.-Mexico border
Criminals are using small drones to spot vulnerabilities along the U.S.-Mexico border, and the Department of Homeland Security is struggling to stop...
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Yemen’s Houthis claim they launched drone attack on Saudi Aramco facility
Yemen's armed Houthi movement claimed it had launched a drone strike on a facility belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in southern Saudi Arabia. The...
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Drone crashes into power lines and leaves 1600 residents without power
A man triggered a power outage in Mountain View, California when he crashed his drone into a high-voltage wire. The drone incident caused 1600 P&E...
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Drone crashes into Brooklyn power plant
A drone crashed into a Con Edison power plant near the East River in Brooklyn, police sources said.
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DJI and Axon partner for public safety drone program
DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, is partnering with Axon to provide drones to law enforcement and public safety officials. The...
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Iowa: New drone law goes into effect July 1st
Iowa is the latest state to add a ban on flying drones near correctional facilities or prisons. Drones are increasingly being used to fly over...
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A look at DJI’s new futuristic headquarters [Video]
DJI’s impressive headquarters in Shenzhen, China is already under construction and is expected to be finished sometime in 2019. DJI choose Foster +...
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FAA: New Drone flight restrictions over Federal Prisons & US Coast Guard Bases
The FAA with cooperation with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced temporary drone flight restrictions...
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Senate Hearing: Fed agencies seek to increase counter-drone authority for national security
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing met Wednesday to discuss the emerging threat of small unmanned aircraft...
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Drone hits a woman walking down the street in Salt Lake City
According to KSL, a woman claims a drone hit her while she was walking near the Salt Palace Convention Center in Downtown Salt Lake City. The...
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Number of U.S. law enforcement agencies using drones is rising
The Center for the Study of Drones at Bard College has updated their database of public safety agencies with drones. The center’s study shows the...
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Latest cover of Time magazine composed of 958 Intel shooting star drones [VIDEO]
Intel is making headlines again with its shooting star drones. This time they have made the cover of Time Magazine. The cover for the latest Time...
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South Carolina prisons will use drones to monitor inmates
South Carolina justice officials revealed plans to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to remotely monitor inmates at prisons. South...
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