Public Safety
Orchestrating Airspace Assurance: AI–Cyber Fusion Keeps Drones and Daily Life Moving
By: Dawn Zoldi Most discussions about uncrewed aircraft protection still dwell on individual tools, such as a sensor here, a jammer there with artificial intelligence (AI) somewhere in the mix...Read More
ASSUREd Safe: Building Trustworthy Drone Programs for High‑Stakes Public Safety Missions
By: Dawn Zoldi When lives and communities are on the line, “good enough” UAS training is not really good enough. ASSUREd Safe, the public safety training arm of the FAA’s...Read More
BRINC Unveils Guardian, Launching the Next Era of Drone as First Responder
Guardian delivers 24/7 operations, unmatched imaging, Starlink connectivity, and more to help public safety agencies respond to 911 calls and save lives. SEATTLE, WA – March 24, 2026 – BRINC,...Read More
FAA Sharpens Drone Rules for First Responders With New BVLOS, SGI and Stadium Tools
By: Dawn Zoldi The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been busy updating the rules for how police, fire and emergency management agencies fly drones. At the DRONERESPONDERS NACON, FAA leaders...Read More
Public Safety Drones: BVLOS, LTE and Counter‑UAS Tech Impacts On Low‑Altitude Security
By: Dawn Zoldi Public safety agencies increasingly depend on drones for a wide variety of missions. With the passage of the SAFER Skies Act, they’re now beginning to pair those...Read More
CNA Turns Emerging Tech into Trustworthy Tools for First Responders
By: Dawn Zoldi Today “public safety tech” ranges from drone‑as‑first‑responder (DFR) to AI‑driven analytics dashboards. Agencies now face the hard question as to which tools will actually help incident commanders...Read More
FIFA’s World Cup Will Be America’s Biggest Counter‑UAS Stress Test
By: Dawn Zoldi When the world tunes into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the spectacle on the pitch will hide an unprecedented collaboration in airspace security playing out overhead. From...Read More
Drone as First Responder Lessons Learned: What Early Adopters Want You to Know
By: Dawn Zoldi Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs have moved from pilot projects to core public safety tools in the agencies willing to rethink policy, training and public engagement...Read More
Breaking the Law Within the Law: Implementing SAFER SKIES C-UAS Powers for Local Police
By: Tom Adams, DroneShield and Autonomy Global Contributor* State and local officers finally have a legal path to put hands on rogue drones, but only if they can “break the...Read More
DiSCVR: Giving Law Enforcement a Faster Way to Answer “Who’s Flying That Drone?”
By: Dawn Zoldi* When a suspicious drone pops up over a stadium, campus, or critical facility today, the most basic question can be the hardest to answer: Who’s behind the...Read More
