The 2025 Florida Government Drone Operations Conference (FLOCON) will be held from February 4-6, 2025, at SunTrax in Auburndale, Florida.  FLOCON will unite first responders and government users of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) from across Florida to review legal requirements and best practices and learn new strategies and tactics for the use of Drones For Good®.

Program will unite stakeholders to develop a model framework for integrating AAM systems and technology to help serve all communities during times of critical need

DRONERESPONDERS Texas Emergency Response Forum at 2024 Energy Drone and Robotics Summit, June 11-12, Houston, Texas

GoAERO Prize Announces Partnership with AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS to Elevate Aerial Emergency Response Innovations

NASA Partners with AIRT/DRONERESPONDERS to Advance Automated Air Safety Systems for the National Airspace of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

NASA announced a partnership with AIRT (DRONERESPONDERS) to research and develop automated safety processes and procedures to enable highly automated aviation response in the national airspace.

The Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with over 50 years of experience supporting public safety aviation, and the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of drones and robotic systems for public safety and disaster response, have entered into an agreement of cooperation to support the implementation of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Test Methods for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to enhance safety and remote pilot proficiency surrounding public safety drone operations.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a premier aviation and aerospace institution today announced a partnership with the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of unmanned systems for public safety and disaster response to collaborate on education and research exploring how first responders are deploying small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) within the National Airspace System (NAS).

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of unmanned systems for public safety and disaster response – and official home of DRONERESPONDERS® - has announced the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) will serve as the official host agency for the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Summit at Commercial UAV Expo Americas from September 7-9 at The Mirage Hotel and Casino.

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of unmanned systems for public safety and disaster response – and official home of DRONERESPONDERS® - has announced the City of Atlanta Police Department (APD) will serve as the official host agency for the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Summit at AUVSI XPONENTIAL from August 16-19 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 organization supporting Drones For Good™ for emergencies and disaster response – and official home of DRONERESPONDERS, today announced a combined initiative to develop a global, geo-referenced database of public safety unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programs and emergency response remote pilots.

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 organization supporting Drones For Good™ for emergencies and disaster response, today unveiled an updated and modernized brand identify for DRONERESPONDERS, the world’s fastest-growing non-profit program supporting public safety unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programs and operations.

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 organization supporting Drones For Good™ during emergencies and disaster response operations, today announced a continuation of their partnership with AUVSI, the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics, to produce the DRONERESPONDERS Global Public Safety UAS Summit at XPONENTIAL 2021, the world’s largest unmanned systems and robotic vehicles show.

Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 organization supporting Drones For Good™ for emergencies and disaster response has been awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support drone operations within federal, state, and local public safety agencies and emergency services organizations. The grant funding will be used by AIRT’s DRONERESPONDERS program to help implement standard test methods for sUAS developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a way to objectively evaluate aircraft capabilities, focus training with measures of remote pilot proficiency, and support pilot credentialing.

Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 organization supporting Drones For Good™ for emergencies and disaster response, announces their participation in Esri’s Partner Network Program. Esri, is the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping. AIRT is also home to DRONRESPONDERS – the world’s fastest-growing non-profit program supporting the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related technologies by public safety and emergency services agencies.

Public safety and emergency services drone pilots from across the globe will gather virtually to share use cases, best practices, and key learnings at the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit held in a virtual environment at Commercial UAV Expo Americas from September 15-17, 2020.

Diversified Communications, the producer of Commercial UAV Expo Americas, will again partner with AIRT, the leading 501(c) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good, to produce the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Summit, a virtual event for first responders and search and rescue personnel operating sUAS.

Parrot, a leading European drone group, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Miami, Florida-based Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good™ and the official home of DRONERESPONDERS, the world’s fastest-growing program supporting the use of UAS by public safety and emergency services organizations across the U.S. and around the globe.

Parrot will support the disaster response and humanitarian missions of AIRT and the public safety testing conducted by DRONERESPONDERS with donations of both financial support as well as Parrot’s most advanced drone technology. . Available in August 2020, the Parrot ANAFI USA futures an industry-first 32x zoom, 4K HDR video and thermal imaging capabilities, ANAFI USA is an ultraportable, secure and durable aerial camera platform.

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good™ and the official home of DRONERESPONDERS, today launched the Spring 2020 Pubic Safety unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) survey.

The 2nd edition of the AIRT-DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Survey contains a series of questions designed to gauge the growth of public safety drone programs over the past year, as well as the potential impact of current news events and other emerging topics facing America’s first responders.

DRONERESPONDERS, the world’s fastest-growing non-profit program supporting public safety UAS and Drones For Good™, has arrived in Latin America. AIRT and APD Humanitario officially unveiled the spanish language-based initiative during a special week-long workshop for emergency services professionals held from January 21-25 in the capital city of Colombia.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – AIRT Deputy Director Scott Andrew Jaques facilitates a disaster response drone workshop for Costa Rica firefighters in June 2024. The workshop was coordinated in partnership between AIRT, U.S. Southern Command, and other stakeholders.

Photo by AIRT.