Google last week applied to the FAA for permission to test out the use of drones for monitoring and fighting fires. Continue reading
Category Archives: First Responders
EU AiRMOUR Project Tests Medical Emergency Drones
As populations grow, traditional traffic infrastructure is pushed to its limits. Mobility is, therefore, expanding into the third dimension – the airspace. AiRMOUR is a research and innovation project supporting sustainable air mobility in urban contexts via emergency and medical services. Continue reading
Hatzolah Air Rescue Pre-Orders 4 EMS CityHawks from Urban Aeronautics
Urban Aeronautics Ltd. has announced that it has reached an agreement to provide four CityHawk VTOL aircraft to Hatzolah Air for emergency medical service (EMS) applications, company executives announced. Continue reading
ADAC Air Rescue Reserves Two VoloCity eVTOLS
L-R: Frédéric Bruder, Managing Director of the non-profit ADAC Luftrettung, and Florian Reuter, CEO of Volocopter holding the signed contracts.
Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
Dedrone, Vodafone and Amazon Web Services Partner to Provide Airspace Security for Critical Infrastructure
Vodafone Business has unveiled a powerful new service, combining the ultra-quick response times of distributed Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) technology with the fast speeds of 5G. Continue reading
Autel and DroneSense Partner on Public Safety UAS Operations
Unmanned Aircraft Systems manufacturer, Autel Robotics, and DroneSense, a drone software platform for public safety, have announced a partnership that will allow UAS teams to utilize the full suite of DroneSense capabilities tailor-made for the needs of public safety operators with their Autel EVO Series aircraft. Continue reading
Volocopter, ADAC Luftrettung Release Study on eVTOL and Air Rescue Operations
Volocopter has released the first worldwide study in partnership with ADAC Luftrettung on the role of eVTOL platforms in air rescue operations. The study was has spanned nearly two years of research and technology demonstrations across Bavaria and the Rhineland and has tried to determine if an aerial mobility focused rescue service system can expedite the transport of doctors and other medical professionals. Continue reading
Reno Fire Department Trials Drones for SAR Operations
Under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP), earlier this week Iris Automation conducted a live drone flight demonstration for the City of Reno Fire Department of its Casia onboard Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) collision avoidance system, which enables safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Continue reading