At Motorola Solutions Summit 2026, agencies describe a shift from standalone drone programs to fully integrated response ecosystems The Motorola Solutions Summit 2026, held April 19–22 in Orlando, Florida, brought together public safety leaders and technology providers to discuss the future of emergency response. A keynote session featuring executives from BRINC drones and … [Read more...] about Beyond the Patrol Car: Drones Join the Public Safety Ecosystem
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One Screen, Total Awareness: How Drones, Cameras, and Data Converge in Police Response
Collier County shows how aerial data and integrated systems are changing police response At the Motorola Solutions Summit in Orlando, Florida (April 19–22), speakers from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office described how their real-time incident center operates, and how drones and aerial data now play a central role in that workflow. A Real-Time View of an Incident Inside … [Read more...] about One Screen, Total Awareness: How Drones, Cameras, and Data Converge in Police Response
Ohio Identifies First Participants in Nation’s Only Statewide Drone First Responder Pilot
Nine public safety agencies selected to test rapid, drone-based emergency response across the state Ohio has taken a major step in public safety aviation with the launch of the nation’s first statewide Drone First Responder (DFR) pilot program. State officials announced the selection of nine public safety agencies that will participate in the Ohio Statewide Drone First … [Read more...] about Ohio Identifies First Participants in Nation’s Only Statewide Drone First Responder Pilot
Versaterm and SiFly Partner to Expand Long Endurance Drone Support for Public Safety
New integration combines DroneSense software with three hour flight drones to support DFR, SAR, and tactical missions Versaterm and SiFly Aviation have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding how public safety agencies use drones for emergency response. The collaboration brings together DroneSense by Versaterm, a drone operations platform, with SiFly’s Q12 long … [Read more...] about Versaterm and SiFly Partner to Expand Long Endurance Drone Support for Public Safety
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
