Category: Wildfire
Renault’s Vision4Rescue Drone-Equipped EV Enhances Emergency Drone Operations
Renault has introduced the Vision4Rescue, an electric concept vehicle that doubles as a drone-enabled mobile command center for emergency services. Built on the Renault 4 [more…]
DJI Matrice 400, Altitude Angels Detect & Avoid System, & Fire Academy Trainer Courses
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week: DJI unveils the new Matrice 400, Altitude Angel secures a [more…]
NASA’s ACERO Act Bolsters Drone Technology to Revolutionize Wildfire Response
In a bold move to combat the escalating Wildfire crisis, the bipartisan Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) Act is empowering NASA to develop [more…]
Elon Musk, the U.S. Drone Industry Needs Your Vision to Soar
Dear Elon Musk, As a reporter who has covered the Drone Industry for nine years, first with DroneDJ, now with DroneXL, I’m writing to you [more…]
Voltair, Self-Charging Drone Company, Takes $25,000 Grand Prize at University of Washington Competition
A start-up drone company focusing on assisting in preventing wildfires through AI-powered power line scans was the grand prize winner of one of the Pacific [more…]
Drones for Wildfire Mitigation: Aerial Fire Risk Assessments Expand in Aurora, Colorado
With Wildfire seasons getting longer and more destructive in the American West, preventive wildfire prevention is more and more becoming a necessity. In Aurora, Colorado—where [more…]
Greece Bolsters Wildfire Defense with Doubled Drone Fleet in 2025
Greece is intensifying its Wildfire response by nearly doubling its drone fleet and deploying a record 18,000 Firefighters this summer, as reported by The Independent. [more…]
SiFly Q12 Drone Challenges DJI with Record-Breaking Range and Endurance
On May 1, 2025, SiFly, a Santa Clara-based startup, unveiled its Q12 drone, a game-changer poised to rival DJI’s dominance in the commercial drone market. [more…]
FDNY’s Drone and Robotics Training Revolutionizes First Responder Safety on Long Island
When a parking garage collapsed in lower Manhattan two years ago, an FDNY robotic dog equipped with cameras bravely navigated the unstable rubble, sparing Firefighters [more…]
Trump’s Tariffs Skyrocket Drone Prices, Threatening U.S. Pilots and First Responders
The Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese-made drones, unmitigated by recent exemptions for other electronics, are poised to devastate the U.S. Drone Industry, warns Vic Moss, [more…]
