Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Now a UAV fleet for the British police?

"The UK Home Office is looking at the possibility of setting up a fleet of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to support police and emergency response operations nationwide, according to a report in www.flightglobal.com. A paper on a UAV capability as part of an effects-based approach to airborne policing is now being circulated within the Home Office.

The proposal gives short-term priority to the fielding of niche capabilities. "It is looking over the hedge, and around the corner," said a Home Office aviation adviser. UAVs are increasingly being seen as a core element of future police air operations in the UK."

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