Airbus/IAI and Elbit Systems will be paid €100m (£91m) to operate drones to spot refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea to Europe, according to Frontex contracts. Continue reading
Category Archives: 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 people snatched off the streets, beaten, and tortured. Continue reading
European Maritime Safety Agency Tests RPAS in Mediterranean
Aiming to test the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in enhancing the maritime awareness picture in the French Mediterranean Sea, Secrétariat Général de la Mer requested the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to set-up a multipurpose maritime surveillance operation, having the Navy (Marine Nationale) and customs (Douanes) as the strategic and tactical leaders of the operation. Continue reading
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 three months. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $13.5M Upgrade Contract for Air National Guard
Predator B Block 5 Guardian
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, LITENING pod and other mission payloads. Continue reading
Dubai Police Select Draganfly to Pilot New Drone Initiatives
M600 Pro
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading