Polish railway company PKP Cargo has said the introduction of drones across its network has led to a dramatic decline in the theft of coal. The special units were deployed to combat criminals, who targeted the freight wagons some 900 times in the first 10 months of 2014, costing the company millions of dollars. Continue reading
Category Archives: Law Enforcement
Belgian Police Acquire UAS After Testing
Belgian Police Authority, MidLim, announced that they will be using a new Altura Zenith unmanned aerial system (UAS) to complement their operations in the Limburg region. They praise the Altura Zenith for its reliability, stability and versatility after deploying it 70 times to search for missing persons, monitor traffic and use for crowd control. Continue reading
French Anti-Drone Drone Spots Malicious Pilots in Under a Minute
Following several incidents of unauthorised flights over public monuments in France, ACE has developed a drone capable of tracking an offending drone and shooting it down. Continue reading
Swedish SWAT Team Considers Drones for Special Operations
Swedish police are testing the use of drones, with a special emphasis on SWAT and possible search and rescue operations. It’s unknown how many drones the police in Sweden plan to order, but they would be used in select cases, with testing beginning sometime this summer.
CBP Unmanned Aircraft System Crews Disrupt Smuggling Attempts Worth $178 Million
Agents with the Office of Air and Marine (OAM) for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and interagency partners disrupted two separate drug smuggling attempts off the coast of El Salvador, resulting in the disruption of more than $178 million in contraband. Both events were part of Operation Martillo.
Irish Police Considers UAS
The Garda is considering the use of robotic drones that could be deployed on covert surveillance flights or to overtly aid other police work. The Irish Times understands the purchase of a number of drones is “under consideration” at Garda headquarters. Continue reading
Israeli Police Lease Tactical Aerostats
Israeli firm RT LTA has announced that it has been awarded a two year lease contract to provide Skystar 180 aerostats by the hour with crew to assist Israeli police. Continue reading
Greek Police Orders More BlueBird UAS
The Greek police force has purchased an additional number of unmanned air systems made by Israeli company BlueBird. Continue reading