drones Archives

President’s Budget, Executive Orders on Drones, and IACP Letters of Support

June 13, 2025 On May 30, the president released the proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Each year, the administration submits a budget request to Congress outlining spending levels and policy ...

Technology

All the Buzz About Drones as First Responders

Drones are changing police operations, as demonstrated by an international trend in police agencies adopting and deploying drone technology.1 Drones are taking center stage in the public safety adopti...

Technology

UAS Crime Scene Videography

Drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), have rapidly transformed policing, particularly tactical operations. Their ability to gather intelligence, provide aerial perspectives for situational aware...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Multilayered Police Event Security

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as “drones,” are both affordable and accessible—a dangerous combination for malicious actors who want to wreak havoc. While no one wants to thi...

Spotlight

Spotlight: Winging It

As they don their aviator glasses and clutch their new flight wings, the boys and girls of Grover Beach, California, stand proud before their family members knowing that they just completed their firs...

Technology

The New Realities of Drone Proliferation

Imagine for a moment the typical calls for service related to drone activity that are occurring in cities across the United States. Dispatch is notified of a drone flying very close to a crowd gathere...