By Chris Stonor First, it was the UK who created the scheme to counter the scourge of litterbugs by deploying drones as “eyes in the
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Category: Security and law enforcement
UK: Home Office, CAA, police collaborate to act “on growing drone crime”
By Chris Stonor The Home Office, Police and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced this week a new campaign aimed at clamping down on drone-related
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Belgium: Port of Antwerp uses autonomous drones “for safety enforcement”
By Chris Stonor The Port of Antwerp has announced this week the deployment of autonomous drones to trial various use cases within the field of
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Scotland: Drone operator jailed for six months “after attempting to fly phones into Perth prison”
By Chris Stonor A Scottish Perth man was jailed for six months this week after being paid to fly several mobile phones into the city’s
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Belgium: Flemish police to deploy drones during “Covid Christmas and New Year” to monitor the public
By Chris Stonor Drones are to be flown over several North Belgium Flemish municipalities during the end-of-year celebrations, as police aim to ensure Covid-19 regulations
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Singapore: Changi Airport experience 20 illegal drone flight intrusions during last three months: “Operators arrested!”
By Chris Stonor There have been 20 illegal drone flight intrusions within 5km of Singapore’s Changi Airport during the last three months alone, reports straitstimes.com,
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Australia: Prisons “inundated by aerial invasion of drug-smuggling drones”
By Chris Stonor Prison authorities are fighting off an aerial invasion by drones being deployed to smuggle drugs and other contraband into Australian Victoria’s jails
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France former “Secret Service Chief” joins drone surveillance company
French unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) company, Azur Drones, announced last week that it has appointed the former French Chief of the Secret Service to help
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Beware burglars! A drone security camera that flies around your home: Watch video
Ring, the home security systems company, latest camera is taking flight… literally. The new Always Home Cam (AHC) is an autonomous drone with an attached
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UK police have new powers to jam drones in bid “to fight terror” and “safeguard critical infrastructure”
Drone-jamming powers will be given soon to UK police in a bid to prevent terror, safeguard critical infrastructure or other criminal attacks including smuggling drugs
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