Fortem Technologies and Southern States LLC have announced a strategic partnership to deliver integrated airspace awareness and counter-drone solutions designed for electric utility infrastructure protection. Southern States, a century-old provider of high-voltage switching and grid-resiliency technology, has integrated Fortem's specialized counter-unmanned aircraft system … [Read more...] about Fortem and Southern States Partner on Grid Defense
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SkySafe Introduces New Forensics Service to Strengthen Drone Incident Investigations
SkySafe offers Forensics as a Service to aid investigations of drone incidents By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As police departments, government agencies and operators of critical infrastructure wrestle with the growing threats from maliciously operated drones, to date the focus has been on detecting these UAVs, identifying their operators and somehow mitigating their … [Read more...] about SkySafe Introduces New Forensics Service to Strengthen Drone Incident Investigations
Texas DPS Drone Missions over Protests Focused on Public Safety, Not Surveillance — DRONELIFE Exclusive
Texas DPS launches drone flights in response to No Kings protest By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The Texas Department of Public Safety flew 16 drone missions in the state on Oct. 18 in relation to the No Kings protests, keeping watch over such iconic Lone Star State sites as the Capitol Complex in Austin, downtown Dallas and the Alamo. The flights were … [Read more...] about Texas DPS Drone Missions over Protests Focused on Public Safety, Not Surveillance — DRONELIFE Exclusive
How Tiny Bat-Inspired Drones Could Transform Search and Rescue Operations
Fog, near-darkness, and colored lights create a nightclub-like atmosphere in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) drone testing area. As a palm-sized drone hovers through artificial smoke and snow, it approaches a plexiglass wall autonomously and turns back, all without a single camera. This is the PeAR Bat, a revolutionary bio-inspired drone that "sees" the world through … [Read more...] about How Tiny Bat-Inspired Drones Could Transform Search and Rescue Operations
Versaterm Brings Native Drone Dispatch into CAD, Pushing Public Safety Drone Adoption Forward
On October 14, 2025, Versaterm announced a significant advancement in public safety operations: the integration of DroneSense into its Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform. This move represents one of the first major instances in which drone flights can be dispatched directly from a CAD environment, alongside traditional patrol, fire, or EMS units. A New Paradigm: Drones … [Read more...] about Versaterm Brings Native Drone Dispatch into CAD, Pushing Public Safety Drone Adoption Forward
