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Category: Security and law enforcement

UK police have new powers to jam drones in bid “to fight terror” and “safeguard critical infrastructure”

August 27, 2020 Chris Stonor Securing urban airspace, Security and law enforcement

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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Drone drug drop at New South Wales prison thwarted by jail officials

July 27, 2020 Chris Stonor Security and law enforcement

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

June 12, 2020 Chris Stonor Security and law enforcement

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

December 23, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Security and law enforcement

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.

August 26, 2019 Michael Willoughby Inspection and surveillance, Security and law enforcement

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

August 13, 2019 Michael Willoughby Inspection and surveillance, Security and law enforcement

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

August 12, 2019 Michael Willoughby Security and law enforcement

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

July 22, 2019 Michael Willoughby Security and law enforcement

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

April 11, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Security and law enforcement

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

April 11, 2019 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Security and law enforcement

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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