Category: Wildfire
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…]
Culver City Drone Operator to Plead Guilty in Landmark Super Scooper Collision Case
In a precedent-setting case highlighting the serious consequences of unauthorized drone operations during emergency response situations, a Culver City resident is scheduled to plead guilty [more…]
DJI Explains Sudden Removal of Geofencing Restrictions
DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, has provided a detailed explanation for its recent decision to remove geofencing restrictions from its drones, including those preventing [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…]
Drone Pilot Charged, Unusual Machines Aquires Aloft, PhillyDroneLife Update, More State Drone Bills
Welcome to your Weekly UAS News update. We have four stories for you this week: a drone operator charged for hitting the Super Scooper, Unusual [more…]
NASA Tests New Portable Drone Management System for Wildfire Response
NASA has completed testing of a new drone airspace management system designed to enhance Wildfire response operations. The Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) [more…]
Drone Operator Faces Charges After Super Scooper Collision
A 56-year-old Culver City resident has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges after his drone struck and damaged a firefighting aircraft during the recent [more…]
Drones Light Up Night Searches in Spain’s Devastating Floods
In the wake of Spain‘s deadliest floods in decades, drones are proving to be crucial tools in the ongoing Search and Rescue efforts. The Guardia [more…]
German Startup’s AI Drone Fleet Aims to Revolutionize Wildfire Fighting
Dryad Networks, an innovative German IoT company, has secured €6.3 million ($6.7 million) in fresh funding to revolutionize Wildfire management with an autonomous drone system. [more…]
Drone Pioneer Romeo Durscher Awarded Golden Medal by Estonian Chamber of Commerce
Romeo Durscher, a trailblazer in drone and mobile robotics technology, has received the Golden Medal from the Estonian Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland. This prestigious [more…]
