Law Enforcement
Frontex Awards €100M Contracts for Mediterranean Drone Patrols
The service will be delivered in Greece, and/or Italy and/or Malta within a Framework Contract.
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
EU Buys Surveillance Drones for Belarus
The EU has bought 15 surveillance drones for Belarusian authorities, prompting alarm they could be used against pro-democracy protesters. Lithuanian police handed over the equipment to the Belarusian State Committee for Forensic Science on 16 September - in the middle of a brutal police crackdown, which has seen thousands of
Testing
European Maritime Safety Agency Tests RPAS in Mediterranean
Operational missions started on 23 September for an initial period of three months.
VTOL
Schiebel and Nordic Unmanned Monitor Sulphur Emissions in World's Busiest Shipping Lane
Schiebel, together with partners Nordic Unmanned and the NORCE Research Institute AS, is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 to monitor sulphur emission in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in the strait of Pas-de-Calais, for the French Maritime Authorities. The operation started on 23 September and will run for
Business
GA-ASI Gets $13.5M Upgrade Contract for Air National Guard
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to upgrade MQ-9 Block 1 and Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the Air National Guard (ANG). The procurement includes Generator Power Distribution Modules (GPDM) and kits to integrate the Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) pod,
Business
Dubai Police Select Draganfly to Pilot New Drone Initiatives
Draganfly Inc. has announce that the Dubai Police has selected Draganfly to pilot new drone initiatives utilizing Draganfly’s technical and operation experiences as well as its Intellectual Property.The Unmanned Aerial Systems Center (UASC), part of the General Department of Operations, Dubai Police, established in 2018, has a mandate
Law Enforcement
Singapore Homeland Security's First Long-Distance BVLOS Flights
With the successful implementation of HTX’s first long-distance Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Home Team is now able to further harness and apply this capability in areas such as saving lives and protecting properties, and enhancing public safety and security. During
Commercial
Austria: Drones to Monitor Borders for Migrants
Austria has begun testing drones on its borders to Hungary and Slovenia. Equipped with live-tracking and heat-sensing cameras, the drones will be used to detect the movements of smugglers and irregular migrants. In Austria, police will use drones to help them monitor irregular movement on the borders to Hungary and
Commercial
Indian Railways Deploys Drone Surveillance for Railway Security
Drone surveillance technology has emerged as an important and cost effective tool for security surveillance over large areas with limited manpower. Mumbai Division of Central Railway in Indian Railways has recently procured two Ninja UAVs for better security and surveillance in Railway areas like station premises, Railway track sections, yards,
Law Enforcement
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 and Nordic Unmanned Monitor Ship Emissions for EMSA in Denmark
Schiebel, together with partner Nordic Unmanned, is supporting the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) by using the CAMCOPTER S-100 to monitor ship emissions in Danish waters. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is offered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The CAMCOPTER
Commercial
Police Helicopter in Tulsa in Near Miss with Drone
Sean Thornburg was filming a Police procession from St. Francis hospital when he captured a near miss between a drone and the Tulsa police helicopter. Police officers were escorting their fallen comrade from St. Francis to the medical examiner's office. Tulsa Police Sgt. Craig Johnson, a 15-year veteran
Law Enforcement
Singapore to Trial 5G Supported Drones for Port Surveillance
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”), M1 Limited (“M1”) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (“MPA”) have partnered with Airbus to conduct coastal 5G standalone (“SA”) network trials at the Singapore Maritime Drone Estate. This continues Singapore’s efforts to build an open and inclusive 5G innovative ecosystem