Law Enforcement
A Red Bluff, California man was arrested on Tuesday this week after shooting a BB gun at a police drone and admitting to recent burglaries in the area. Police said they were operating a drone near the Raley's Shopping Center at around 11:54 a.m. late Tuesday
Law Enforcement
During a test flight of a drone of the Institute of Cyprus, footage was taken of a 70-year-old man who got off his vehicles and was setting fire to a rural area of Orounta. The flight took place within the framework of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Forestry Department
Law Enforcement
Aeronautics Group - a provider of integrated turnkey solutions based on unmanned system platforms, payloads and communications for defense and HLS applications – has concluded a successful evaluation week of the Orbiter system, operating from the Finnish Border Guard's Turva offshore patrol vessel, demonstrating high capabilities in a marine
Law Enforcement
The Dutch police regularly use drones made by Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), which the Ministry of Defense banned over serious concerns about data security. There are various indications that images and other data from the drones leak to the Chinese government, Trouw, De Groene Amsterdammer and EenVandaag reported
Law Enforcement
Nordic Unmanned has received a conditional letter of award from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) regarding lightweight RPAS services supporting pollution response and multipurpose maritime surveillance for up to 4 years, with tender name EMSA/OP/1/2021. The official value of the framework contract is EUR 7 million
Law Enforcement
The United States Embassy in Costa Rica on Tuesday donated 15 unmanned aircraft to the Public Security Ministry (MSP). The five RAVEN RQ-11B systems — each containing three aircraft and two ground support stations — will “support citizen and border security operations,” according to a joint press release issued by the Embassy
Law Enforcement
A Tulsa County man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to shooting a drone owned by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were using that drone in June while searching for stolen vehicles near a Sand Springs home when Steven Kitchens shot
Tethered
RT- a designer, developer and manufacturer of the family of SkyStar aerostat systems - has announced the use of its SkyStar 180 tactical aerostat systems for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the local Police being the ultimate user. The aerostats are being used for law enforcement, public safety,
Law Enforcement
Nordic Unmanned has received a conditional letter of award from European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) regarding fixed-wing RPAS (drone) services carrying out long-range general maritime surveillance, with tender name EMSA/OP/46/2020. The official value of the framework contract is EUR 20 million over a period of up to
Law Enforcement
A Florida man has been arrested, accused of destroying a law enforcement drone. Investigators said Wendell Goney, 50, of Eustis, shot down a Lake County Sheriff’s Office drone. Deputies said they were investigating a possible burglary and deployed the drone to surrounding lots. They said Goney, who lived nearby,
Law Enforcement
The Spanish maritime safety and rescue body SASEMAR is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance over the coming months. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Stationed in Finisterre in the northwest of Spain, the CAMCOPTER S-100 supports the Spanish
Law Enforcement
The Finnish Border Guard is once again operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 for implementing coast guard functions in the Baltic Sea. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is offered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Based at a coast guard station in Hanko, Finland, the CAMCOPTER S-100 is supporting