Axon and Skydio Collaborate to Deliver a Scalable Drone Offering for Public Safety, Including Drone as a First Responder Solution

Axonthe global leader in public safety technology, and Skydio, the leading US drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced the launch of an end-to-end offering for public safety drones, including a scalable Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution.

Drone as First Responder allows agencies to deploy remotely piloted drones for 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. Public safety drones also support scenarios such as locating suspects and missing persons, mitigating vehicle stops, documenting incident scenes and collecting evidence. A successful DFR program can provide critical information to an agency’s entire operation or joint task force, which can help de-escalate incidents and make the community safer.

This expanded alliance brings together Skydio’s industry-leading drone technology with Axon’s comprehensive suite of public safety products to make DFR’s promise a reality for agencies across the country. The offering includes US-made autonomous drones, on-site 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 through Dedrone’s innovative technology that enables DFR beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) without the need for visual observers. Improving accessibility to BVLOS operations will help scale the benefits of DFR to more communities and use cases and will further enable applications beyond the public safety sector in the future.

“Drones are the future of public safety. If we can give first responders more time, more information and, effectively, more resources, we can dramatically improve how they protect our communities,” said Axon Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rick Smith . “Skydio is the best drone technology partner to support our customers in further realizing the value of DFR and will be an important part of our ultimate goal to protect more lives in more places, including those of our officers.”

“Skydio’s mission to make the world more productive and safer through autonomous flight aligns perfectly with Axon’s mission to protect life,” said Adam Bry, co-founder and CEO of Skydio. “This is an exciting time for public safety drones as their impact expands from smaller, specialized teams to fundamentally transforming the nature of first response. We couldn’t be more excited to deepen our partnership with Axon and bring to life our shared vision to make communities safer across the country and around the world.”

With this offering, public safety agencies now have everything they need to seamlessly adapt and scale drones and DFR programs. While the full DFR offering is the ideal solution for most customers, the partnership provides the flexibility to support unique agency needs and operational requirements. Each component integrates with a range of other hardware and software options to customize the drone program as needed.

To learn more about the role drones and DFR can play in keeping cities safe, read Axon’s latest blog post; To learn more about how Skydio is innovating in DFR, read Skydio’s latest release blog post. To get started with drone solutions and DFR, visit www.axon.com/contact/drones.

About Skydio
Skydio is the leading American drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight. Skydio uses breakthrough AI to create the world’s most intelligent flying machines for use by business and government customers. Founded in 2014, Skydio is made up of leading experts in AI, robotics, cameras and electric vehicles from top companies, research labs and universities from around the world. Skydio designs, assembles and supports its products in the US from its headquarters in San Mateo, CA, to provide the highest standards in supply chain, manufacturing and data security. Skydio is trusted by leading companies across a wide range of industry sectors and backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Levitate Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground and NVIDIA. For more information, follow Skydio on LinkedIn or visit Skydio.com.

About Axon
Axon is the technology leader in global public safety. Us moonshot The goal is to reduce gun-related deaths between police and the public in the US by 50% by 2033. Axon is building the public safety operating system of the future by integrating hardware devices and cloud software solutions that power modern policing, defense and security. . The Axon ecosystem includes TASER energy devices, body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, cloud-hosted digital evidence management solutions, productivity software, real-time operations capabilities and third-party integrations through Axon’s partner network. Axon’s growing global customer base includes first responders in international, federal, state and local law enforcement, fire, corrections and emergency medical services, as well as the justice sector, commercial enterprises and consumers.

Source: PR Newswire