By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill The Palm Springs, California Police Department is taking its Drones as First Responders (DFR) program to the next level, by jointly working with other cities and communities to integrate UAV dispatching operations into a region-wide system. Launched in December, the Coachella Valley Real-time Intelligence Center (CVRIC) pools the … [Read more...] about Inside the Coachella Valley’s Plan to Centralize Drone First Responder Operations
Public Safety Drones
Drone Operations Software Company AirHub Closes €4.4M Series A
AirHub, a European drone operations software company based in The Hague, has closed a €4.4 million Series A funding round. Keen Venture Partners, RunwayFBU, Lumaux, and LUMO Labs backed the round. The company will use the funding to scale its international team and expand its product portfolio for security, defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets. AirHub … [Read more...] about Drone Operations Software Company AirHub Closes €4.4M Series A
Airspace Security at 2026 JUNO Awards
RF-Cyber counter-drone system enables non-disruptive protection for large public event D-Fend Solutions announced that its EnforceAir counter-drone system was deployed to support airspace security during the 55th Annual JUNO Awards in Hamilton, Ontario. The event took place on March 29, 2026, at TD Coliseum and drew about 19,000 attendees, along with thousands more in … [Read more...] about Airspace Security at 2026 JUNO Awards
Will States Be Ready with Counter Drone Tech for the FIFA World Cup?
Funding snafu, other issues delay counter-UAS ramp-up in Maryland, elsewhere By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill (Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories on efforts to establish new counter-UAS protocols in the U.S. to protect high-profile sporting events and critical infrastructure from the potential threats posed by drones flown by careless or hostile … [Read more...] about Will States Be Ready with Counter Drone Tech for the FIFA World Cup?
From Missions to Management: The Shift Defining Public Safety Drone Programs [DRONELIFE Exclusive Interview]
As public safety drone use scales, data, compliance, and coordination define success Public safety drone programs have reached an inflection point. What began as a tool for individual missions has evolved into a core operational capability for agencies across the country. From search and rescue to tactical response, drones now support critical decisions in real time. But with … [Read more...] about From Missions to Management: The Shift Defining Public Safety Drone Programs [DRONELIFE Exclusive Interview]
