Press release
Axon and Skydio partner to deliver scalable drone offering for public safety, including Drone as First Responder solution
Industry leaders join forces to bring technology and services to advance rapid incident response, augment resource allocation, and improve officer and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Industry leaders join forces to bring technology and services to advance rapid incident response, augment resource allocation, and improve officer and community safety\nSAN MATEO, Calif. and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global public safety technology leader, and Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight, announced today the launch of an end-to-end offering for drones in public safety, including a scalable Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDrone as First Responder allows agencies to deploy remotely piloted drones to emergency calls, often arriving before ground units and providing real-time situational awareness to multiple stakeholders from a safe vantage point. DFR has the ability to significantly improve incident response time, enable safer response strategies for officers and the community, and optimize resource allocation. Drones in public safety also support scenarios such as locating suspects and missing persons, de-risking vehicle stops, documenting incident scenes, and collecting evidence. A successful DFR program can provide critical information across an agency's operation or joint task force that can help de-escalate incidents and make the community safer. \nThis expanded alliance brings together Skydio's leading drone technology with Axon's comprehensive suite of products for public safety, to make the promise of DFR a reality for agencies across the country. The offering includes U.S.-made autonomous drones, onsite docking stations, and integrated flight control software from Skydio; real-time operations, real-time crime center (RTCC) capabilities and evidence management from Axon, as well as fleet and program management through Axon Air Powered by DroneSense; and airspace awareness and deconfliction from Dedrone's innovative technology that enables DFR beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) without the need for visual observers. Enhancing accessibility to BVLOS operations will help to scale the benefits of DFR to more communities and use cases and, in the future, will further enable applications beyond the public safety sector. \n\"Drones are the future of public safety. If we can provide first responders more time, more information and, effectively, more resources, we can drastically improve the ...