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Campus Guardian Angel Drones
Coverage from WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm, Police1, and others
Campus Guardian Angel is a school-security system developed by Mithril Defense that uses remotely operated drones stored at or near campuses to provide video, sound alarms, lights, pepper-based deterrents, and physical intervention during an active-shooter emergency.
Programs and pilots have involved schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado, with operators in Austin, Texas, coordinating with school personnel and law enforcement. Supporters describe the system as a way to reach a threat before police arrive; researchers and safety specialists question its reliability, risk of misidentification, psychological effects, costs, and limited independent evidence.
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Campus Guardian Angel and Florida schools conduct a drone security pilot starting Aug. 1 to locate and distract a potential shooter within 15 seconds.
4/30/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Interesting
IACLEA launched a campus drone implementation and readiness program for U.S. and Canada colleges, with Clark Atlanta University piloting and Draganfly serving as implementation partner.
6/26/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Georgia schools will test Campus Guardian Angel drones under a 2026 state-funded pilot to support law enforcement during active shooter incidents starting in fall.
5/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense is rolling out Campus Guardian Angel pepper-spraying drones at schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado as remotely piloted active-shooter response systems.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee will demonstrate RADAR in June, combining ZeroEyes firearm detection, Ark Strategic 3D mapping, and Campus Guardian Angel drones for rapid active-shooter response.
6/1/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel tests Austin-based indoor school-security drones that launch from pre-mapped positions and use pepper gel or kinetic impacts to delay police response.
5/17/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
EFF warned on June 26 that armed law enforcement drones are advancing, citing Skydio CEO pledge changes and Campus Guardian Angel school pilots in Georgia and Florida.
6/29/2026 • Regulation, Safety & Airspace Integration • General
Georgia's State Board of Education approved five school-district Campus Guardian Angel drone pilots in June to support active-shooter response across Georgia before the fall term.
8/7/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
John Adams Academy Douglas County plans to install Campus Guardian Angel pepper-spraying drones before opening this fall in Sterling Ranch, Colorado.
8/2/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense pepper-spraying drones will be tested by schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado for active-shooter response starting in upcoming school periods.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel pilots drone-based school security in Florida, using an Austin operations center and pepper gel to respond within seconds amid criticism from civil-liberties and safety experts.
5/24/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense will provide remotely operated nonlethal drones to nine schools in Georgia, Florida, and Colorado for active-shooter response.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense launched Campus Guardian Angel drone pilots in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado to disrupt active school shooters using pepper rounds, speakers, and high-speed strikes.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Additional
Mithril Defense is providing remotely operated pepper-spraying drones to schools in Colorado, Florida, and Georgia, prompting debate over active-shooter response risks.
7/31/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel demonstrated non-lethal security drones for Arkansas lawmakers and Capitol police at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock on Wednesday morning.
8/19/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel will test remotely operated Black Arrow defense drones at John Adams Academy in Sterling Ranch, Colorado, beginning with the school opening Aug. 24.
8/10/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Georgia approved a $500,000 Campus Guardian Angel drone pilot for five high schools during the 2026-2027 school year after the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting.
8/7/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense is deploying remotely operated Campus Guardian Angel drones for active-shooter response at schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado as students return to classrooms.
8/7/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
John Adams Academy in Sterling Ranch, Colorado, plans to use Campus Guardian Angel drones for human-operated active-threat response when school opens Aug. 24.
8/7/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Florida funded a three-district pilot in 2024 and 2025 to deploy Mithril Defense's Campus Guardian Angel drones at schools including Boyd H. Anderson High School in Broward County.
8/6/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
John Adams Academy in Sterling Ranch, Colorado, plans to install Campus Guardian Angel pepper-gel-spraying drones for active-shooter response before opening to K-8 students in August.
8/5/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Florida is testing Campus Guardian Angel's remotely operated school safety drones at three high schools to track active threats and deploy non-lethal distractions.
8/4/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
John Adams Academy Douglas County plans to install Campus Guardian Angel active-threat drones in August at its Sterling Ranch, Colorado, campus.
8/2/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense drones will be tested at at least nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado to provide rapid active shooter response.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense is deploying Campus Guardian Angel drones at schools in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana to detect, deter, and monitor active shooters.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense is equipping at least nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado with remotely operated Campus Guardian Angel drones for active-shooter response.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense is beginning school deployments of Campus Guardian Angel drones in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana to support active-shooter response alongside law enforcement.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense plans to test Campus Guardian Angel response drones at nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado before the end of 2026.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel is deploying remotely operated drones at schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado after active-shooter alarms to delay attackers until police arrive.
7/29/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Florida, Georgia, and Colorado schools pilot Campus Guardian Angel anti-shooter drones during the 2024-2025 school year to disrupt active shooters within about 15 seconds.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense is supplying pepper-spraying security drones to schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado for active-shooter threat response.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense will deploy remote-piloted pepper-spray drones for active-shooter response across nine schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado as pilots and funding expand into a second year.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel anti-shooter drones are being piloted in schools across Florida, Georgia, and Colorado to reach active shooters within about 15 seconds.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Florida lawmakers approved $564,500 for Campus Guardian Angel school-safety drones after a Jacksonville demonstration described remote active-shooter response using cameras and nonlethal pepper spray.
7/27/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel presented an active-shooter drone response system at an Arkansas Safe Schools Association conference on January 2023, with proposed campus button activation and pepper-ball deployment.
7/19/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel demonstrated an active-shooter drone suppression system at Proventus ARROW in Jonesboro, Arkansas, for local leaders and police officials.
7/16/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel presented an active shooter school defense drone system in Little Rock, describing rapid deployment, live police video, and pepper-ball or strike capabilities.
7/16/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Douglas County, Colorado residents discussed Campus Guardian Angel school drones for active-threat response as John Adams Academy prepares August installation.
7/15/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Deltona High School in Florida pilots Campus Guardian Angel drones for school-shooter interruption using an emergency button and Austin-based remote piloting in 2026-27.
5/21/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Deltona High School in Florida begins an active-shooter drone pilot with Campus Guardian Angel, using app alerts, livestreamed video, and diversion tactics slated for August rollout.
5/4/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Deltona High School in Florida tests Campus Guardian Angel non-lethal drones for active shooter response, aiming for on-scene deployment within 15 seconds.
5/1/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Georgia will deploy Mithril Defense Campus Guardian Angel drones at participating high schools this fall for remotely operated active-shooter response.
8/7/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense and participating school districts are testing remotely operated Campus Guardian Angel drones at schools in Florida, Georgia and Colorado for active-shooter response.
8/3/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel will deploy pepper-spraying remote drones at school sites in Georgia and Florida after credible threat confirmation.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Mithril Defense, under the Campus Guardian Angel program, pilots pepper-spraying remotely piloted drones at schools in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado for active-shooter response.
7/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Florida has invested more than $1 million over two years in Campus Guardian Angel drones for active-shooter response at three participating school districts.
8/10/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Florida and Georgia lawmakers approved grants for fewer than 10 schools to test Campus Guardian Angel remotely piloted safety drones during the 2026-27 school year.
8/28/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel is deploying remotely operated school-security drones in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado during the 2020s, while Texas districts consider adoption to confront active shooters.
8/24/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel is deploying intervention-capable security drones in schools across Florida, Georgia, and Colorado to provide law enforcement with live video and response tools during active-shooter incidents.
8/24/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General
Campus Guardian Angel is deploying remotely launched security drones in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado schools as districts nationwide reassess active shooter response and prevention spending.
8/24/2026 • Public Safety, Emergency Response & Government Use • General