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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Category: Security and law enforcement
Drone drug drop at New South Wales prison thwarted by jail officials
New South Wales prison officials say they thwarted plans for an aerial drone drop of drugs, with an estimated value of more than AUD 100,000,
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Drones take down UKP500,000 marijuana operation in United Kingdom
The West Midlands police’s Walsall Taskforce has taken down a marijuana operation running out of an unused pub in the Willenhall town centre last week,
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Los Angeles Port Police acquire seven drones to monitor port activities
US news service Press Telegram reports that the Los Angeles Port Police will soon be deploying its drone patrol service in the port to carry
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Avion Unmanned awarded contract to provide services to state and local government agencies in all 50 states.
Avion Unmanned, the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) division of Avion Solutions, has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Virginia allowing it to provide
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UK prison escapees tracked down with drones
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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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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