WingXpand will work with Verizon Frontline and emergency teams to explore new tools for disaster assessment and community resilience As severe weather events continue to affect communities across the United States, drone and autonomous aircraft technologies are gaining attention as tools to support emergency response. This week, St. Louis-based WingXpand announced its … [Read more...] about As Disaster Risks Grow, WingXpand and Verizon Explore New Tools for Emergency Response
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CVS, SkyfireAI, and Thales Outline Drone-Based Healthcare Response Network at XPONENTIAL 2026
Panel highlights healthcare logistics, emergency response, and disaster resilience as key drone use cases At the XPONENTIAL 2026 conference in Detroit this week, CVS Health publicly shared new details about “CVS Air Response,” an emerging drone-enabled healthcare logistics and emergency response network being developed with SkyfireAI and Thales Aerospace. The discussion … [Read more...] about CVS, SkyfireAI, and Thales Outline Drone-Based Healthcare Response Network at XPONENTIAL 2026
Airborne Response Expands Disaster Recovery Efforts with New Utility Contracts in Florida
Airborne response inks new utility inspection contracts By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Although the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season fortunately has reached its peak without any major tropical storms hitting Florida, utility companies in the state are continuing to rely on companies that use UAS assets to conduct inspections to provide data that speeds up disaster … [Read more...] about Airborne Response Expands Disaster Recovery Efforts with New Utility Contracts in Florida
Texas DPS Tests Aircraft-Mounted Counter-Drone System
Davenport Aviation markets counter-drone system to Texas DPS By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Given the rising number of incidents in which drones have interfered with manned aircraft carrying out emergency and law enforcement missions, many public agencies are looking for systems that can help them avoid such potentially dangerous encounters. To meet that … [Read more...] about Texas DPS Tests Aircraft-Mounted Counter-Drone System
Drones Deliver Hope: How Texas Wildlife Officials Used UAVs to Aid Flood Victims
Texas Parks and Wildlife aids search, rescue effort in flood disaster By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill In a first of its kind rescue mission for their agency, a drone operated by Texas state officials delivered a life jacket to a woman who was trapped on the roof of a house that had been all but inundated by the raging waters of the catastrophic flood that ravaged … [Read more...] about Drones Deliver Hope: How Texas Wildlife Officials Used UAVs to Aid Flood Victims
