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Australian police state well under way.
Unmanned vehicles to Police Aussie skies
– July 21, 2011Posted in: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) News
Canberre, Australia – ACT Policing is considering the use of unmanned drone aircraft in the skies above Canberra.
Police in the UK used a similar unmanned vehicle in Liverpool in 2007
The Chief Police Officer said that the force was already looking at unmanned aircraft systems that were in use with overseas police forces and it was “absolutely” possible that police drones could be in the skies above the ACT within five years.
The police chief made his comments while defending the force’s car pursuit policy which had come under attack in recent days from the ACT Greens.
“What we’re examining is the possibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles so we don’t have to have vehicles in behind pursuing the vehicle,” he told ABC radio.
“It’s a reality in policing jurisdictions overseas.
“We’ve spoken to those jurisdictions, they’ve used them successfully and if we can find a capability that is sustainable we believe that we can deploy unmanned aerial vehicles for police pursuits.”
“We’re exploring other technologies such as engine immobilisers.
“There’s a whole range of technologies that will complement our systems and our practices and our guidelines.”
