Public Safety
When Skies Turn Orange: Drones Enhance Wildfires Response In Canada and Beyond
Wildfire smoke blanketed Toronto, Chicago and New York this summer, a grim reminder that fires have no international borders. Canada has logged more than 6 million acres burned so far...Read More
OpEd: Counter-UAS Policy Gaps Still Threaten America’s Drone Defense Progress
Washington seems to be declaring victory over the policy fight in counter-UAS. I have covered this space long enough to recognize an inaccurate assessment of reality when I hear one....Read More
Beyond the Final Whistle: What EnforceAir’s World Cup Deployment Tells Us About the Future of C-UAS
The final whistle has blown on the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With it, the curtain of operational secrecy surrounding one of the largest counter-drone efforts in the history of major...Read More
Improving Police Public Safety Search Capability in Scotland with GIS
When Glasgow hosted the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate summit, Police Scotland had to secure one of the largest and most complex events the country had...Read More
Data To Decisions: NIFC’s GIS Standards Provide A Model For Wildfire Operations
Wildfires may look familiar on the ground, but the information environment around every incident has changed beyond recognition. Crews still dig hand lines and use burnout operations, yet today every...Read More
Echodyne’s Mission-First Radar for Counter-UAS and Airspace Awareness
Security professionals across every sector seem to be asking the same question this year: what is actually flying over our heads? Madelyne Loftin has spent her career answering that question...Read More
Countering World Cup Drones: How FIFA 2026 Became A Live-Fire Test for the New CUAS Imperative
Counter‑unmanned aircraft systems (counter‑UAS / CUAS) moved from policy on paper to operational reality at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Repeated small UAS incursions over stadiums and fan zones forced...Read More
Commercial UAV Expo 2026 Preview: BVLOS, Counter-UAS Policy and AI Take Center Stage in Las Vegas
As the commercial drone industry pushes further into regulated airspace and autonomous operations, Commercial UAV Expo 2026 arrives at a pivotal moment. From September 1-3 at Caesars Forum, more than...Read More
When Help Crowds the Sky: Operational Safety Lessons from Disaster-Zone Drone Saturation
In the first hours after a natural disaster, drones are among the most valuable tools available to emergency responders. They provide rapid situational awareness, reach areas inaccessible to ground teams...Read More
Drone Data Under the SAFER SKIES Rule: An Industry View on Privacy and Compliance
The Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the SAFER SKIES Act has been in effect for more than two weeks. Its public comment period runs until September 4. Yet the federal...Read More
