Vendor demonstrates Paladin drone system to South Pasadena officials; quote given for one drone and dock

Paladin, a private drone-services company, demonstrated its end-to-end drone response system to South Pasadena City staff and public-safety leaders in a vendor presentation. The presenter, Alex (Paladin representative), said the system can be flown remotely over LTE from Paladin’s operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, while a live drone operates from the company’s engineering site in Houston, Texas.

The demonstration and product overview focused on the program’s legal and technical features, why the company seeks FAA authorizations, and the vendor’s price quote. Alex said Paladin combines hardware (docking stations and compatible drones) with a cloud software called Watchtower that offers live streaming, unlimited cloud storage, CAD and GIS integrations, and tools for incident sharing with responding units and command staff.

Why it matters: South Pasadena officials are weighing whether to add drone capabilities that can reach incidents rapidly and feed live video to responders and command staff. Paladin’s presentation spelled out operational limits, safety measures and recurring costs the city would consider if it pursues a contract.

Paladin said the program is built around two FAA authorizations: a certificate of authorization (part 91 operations, described by the presenter as a blanket…