Drones have been used to hunt prisoners who escaped from a UK jail, the Sunday People reports. The UAVs were helped track down two people
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Category: Security and law enforcement
Solar powered drone will help combat terrorism in Cameroon
A 25-year-old renewable energy engineer from Cameroon has created a prototype solar-powered drone which can monitor northern Cameroon’s borders and spot Boko Haram terrorists, reports
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In a first, security firm receives FAA Drone-Waiver to fly over people
Security firm, World Protection Group (WPG) has received a first-in-sector waiver to fly over non-participants waiver from the FAA, according to executives. In a press
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Singapore Police deploy drone-equipped response teams
Channel News Asia reports the Singapore Police Force (SPF) has launched a fleet of ground vehicles equipped with drones for patrolling security events, undertaking search
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Cape and Mexico police launch drone deployment programme
The Police Magazine reports that Cape, a cloud platform for drone telepresence and data management, and the Mexico City Police Department have announced the launch
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New York Police use drone to track and help arrest suspect
The New York Daily News reports that the New York Police Department (NYPD) has used a drone to track and then help arrest a Brooklyn
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FAA grants Cape “first Certificate of Authorization for public safety BVLOS drone operations”
Cloud-platform-for-drone-operations company Cape reports that the the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the first-ever Certificate of Authorization (COA) with a provision for Beyond Visual
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Silent Falcon™ provides police surveillance for Port of Spain Carnival
The Silent Falcon™, a solar electric, fixed wing, long endurance, long range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) produced by Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, was selected by
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