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Campus Guardian Angel, developed by Austin-based Mithril Defense, places plastic multi-rotor aircraft in secure storage boxes inside school buildings. When a staff member triggers an alert via mobile app or physical panic button, company pilots located in Texas assume control, launch the aircraft, and navigate hallways at reported speeds up to 50 mph with the stated goal of reaching a reported shooter within 15 seconds.

The system applies a graduated set of effects: acoustic sirens, visual strobes, and deployment of pepper gel. As a final option the drone can physically impact the target at speeds reported up to 60 mph. The manufacturer describes the platform as non-lethal in primary mode and positions it as a bridge capability that can operate until local law enforcement arrives, noting that many school shootings conclude within two to three minutes.

As of the 2026–2027 school year, pilot installations are active or imminent at multiple campuses in Florida (state-funded), Georgia (state-funded), and Colorado (at least one charter school using private funds). The systems remain under the operational control of the private vendor rather than on-site school or police personnel. Cost figures released by the company place annual service in the low tens of thousands of dollars per school of moderate size.

The architecture introduces a persistent, privately operated kinetic and chemical response capability into educational facilities. Activation depends on a local human trigger, after which force decisions and navigation are executed remotely. The drones have completed staged demonstrations and training exercises; no confirmed engagement of an actual active shooter has been reported.

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Schools are testing pepper-spraying, strobe-flashing drones to stop shooters

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drones-pepper-spray-school-shooters-mithril/

This report outlines the operational mechanics of the Campus Guardian Angel system, including statements from CEO Justin Marston on the drone's speed, capabilities, and pilot headquarters in Austin.

Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/07/28/schools-are-adding-pepper-spraying-drones-help-combat-active-shooters/

This article examines the three-state rollout of the plastic, nonlethal drones across public campuses and features quotes from co-founder Bill King regarding target engagement.

Florida approves $564K for school‑safety drone program; state spending tops $1M

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/07/27/florida-approves-564k-for-schoolsafety-drone-program-state-spending-tops-1m/

This local news report details the Florida Legislature's July 2026 budget allocation, bringing total state pilot funding past the million-dollar milestone.

Three states to deploy pepper-spraying drones to combat school shootings

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/pepper-spraying-drones-school-shootings/

This article identifies Deltona High School in Florida as the first active campus to install the physical infrastructure for the drone program.

Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/28/school-shootings-pepper-spray-drones

This coverage focuses on the national debate, public pushback, and systemic concerns regarding the introduction of remote-piloted defense hardware into academic hallways.

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