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
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Flying Lion Launches DroneBooth for Rapid Drone Dock Deployment
Portable system enables 24x7 operations without fixed power or internet infrastructure Flying Lion, Inc. has announced the release of DroneBooth™, a portable enclosure designed to support drone dock operations in locations without permanent infrastructure. The company introduced the system on March 24, 2026, and will showcase it at the ISC West conference in Las Vegas. The … [Read more...] about Flying Lion Launches DroneBooth for Rapid Drone Dock Deployment
Kansas City Police Move Forward With DJI For DFR Program Expansion
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department has continued to expand its current drones as first responders (DFR) program, despite concerns that its use of drones and equipment made by Chinese company DJI could raise security issues. In January Chief Stacey Graves Police created a specialized DFR unit, with four officers who are … [Read more...] about Kansas City Police Move Forward With DJI For DFR Program Expansion
Beyond “BVLOS Is Necessary”: SAFE Brief Defines What a Workable Rule Must Deliver
New policy brief reframes BVLOS as infrastructure policy, industrial policy, and digital coordination policy, not just an aviation update. SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) will release its new policy brief, From Waivers to Scale: How BVLOS Modernizes America’s Low-Altitude Infrastructure, during a free webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 17) at 1:00 PM ET. Register … [Read more...] about Beyond “BVLOS Is Necessary”: SAFE Brief Defines What a Workable Rule Must Deliver
Drone, Software Startup Looks to Capture Growing Inspection Demand
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A start-up Houston-based drone and software developer is aiming to serve a large looming market demand for drone infrastructure inspections, which could one day grow to involve tens of thousands of UAV flights every day. Horizon Aerobotics, which recently emerged from stealth mode to begin commercial operations, has targeted … [Read more...] about Drone, Software Startup Looks to Capture Growing Inspection Demand
