At least eight US schools prepare pepper-projectile drones for armed attacks

Herz — World Desk · 28 July 2026 at 19:07 · 30s summary · 3 min read

What is known

At least eight US schools are preparing to install drones capable of spraying or firing pepper projectiles at an attacker. The Guardian reports that Campus Guardian Angel is supplying the devices to four schools in Georgia, three in Florida and one in Colorado.

The company says the drones are deployed after an attack on a school is reported and its response team confirms that the threat is credible.

The devices can be operated from thousands of miles away. A two-way loudspeaker allows operators to speak to a threatening person, school staff or law enforcement officers.

The drones have about eight minutes of battery life and operate at 900 MHz. A front-mounted lance can break windows that do not have ballistic film.

The announced response capabilities

The devices are equipped with sirens. They can drop devices that produce a loud blast, fire pepper projectiles and strike a confirmed attacker using kinetic energy.

Campus Guardian Angel plans to deploy waves of three or four drones. Its stated aim is to keep the shooter occupied until authorized responders make an arrest.

The schools involved

In Georgia, Coffee County High School, Gainesville High School, River Ridge High School and Statesboro High School are scheduled to test the program.

The Georgia legislature included $550,000 in its annual budget to fund the drone program.

In Florida, Deltona High School is due to install 39 drones for the next school year. Amos P. Godby High School and Boyd H. Anderson High School are also expected to launch the program.

In Colorado, John Adams Academy in Douglas County is also preparing to introduce the technology.