Category: Search and Rescue
Thermal Drones Transform Wildlife Management with Advanced Search Capabilities
Virginia-based Captured Media operator Justin Updyke reports that Thermal Drone technology is revolutionizing deer recovery and herd management, with data showing 70 percent of located [more…]
Draganfly Secures Rare FAA Waiver for Urban Drone Operations in Boston
Canadian drone manufacturer Draganfly received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing limited drone operations over people and moving vehicles in Boston. The company [more…]
Rogue Drone Blocks Emergency Chopper in Child Rescue Drama
A medical helicopter rescue operation in Orangefield, Texas was impeded by a rogue drone, delaying emergency transport for a three-year-old drowning victim, according to Orange [more…]
Missing Pet? NY Drone Expert Has 90% Success Rate
In an innovative application of Drone Technology, retired State Police investigator Chad Tavernia has revolutionized pet recovery services in northern New York‘s challenging terrain. Operating [more…]
Drones Help Find Lost Teen in -15°F Mountain Rescue Drama
In an intense overnight Search and Rescue operation that started on February 8th, teams deployed drones alongside traditional search methods to locate a missing 14-year-old [more…]
Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 Drone Achieves First Successful Hover Test
Pipistrel has achieved a significant milestone with the successful first hover test of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft. In a newly released video, the [more…]
DJI Matrice 4T Review – $7,000 Drone That Saves Lives!
This is DJI’s latest enterprise flagship, the Matrice 4T, and it comes with four different cameras: a wide-angle camera, a 3× optical zoom, a 7× [more…]
ASTM Leaders Detail How Drone Standards Are Shaping Aviation’s Future
In a revealing episode of ASTM International’s “Taking to the Skies: Drone Standards” podcast recorded in January 2025, industry veterans Phil Kenul and Mark Blanks [more…]
Reading Police Launch Drone Unit to Combat Brush Fires and Enhance Public Safety
The Reading Police Department has introduced a new drone unit that’s already proving its worth in fire prevention and emergency response. The department first deployed [more…]
Alaska Telecom Deploys Innovative All-Weather DJI Drone Dock for Remote Tower Inspections
In a groundbreaking move for remote infrastructure maintenance, the Cordova Telecom Cooperative (CTC) has partnered with Alaska Remote Imaging (ARI) to test a year-round Drone [more…]