[wvns] Miami Gets High-Tech Drones
High-Tech Drones Joining Miami Police Force
November 30, 2007 ¡¤ No Comments
Honeywell MAV currently deployed in IRAQ
Unmanned Aircraft System Will Help SWAT Units
Local10.com | Nov 27, 2007
MIAMI ¡ª The Miami-Dade police department will begin experimenting
with high-tech drones as law enforcement tools beginning next year.
Although the military has been using unmanned aircraft systems for
years, this will be the first time they are used in law enforcement.
¡°We are aware it is a great responsibility. The FAA is looking at us
to see if we can professionally manage this program,¡± said Lt. Cliff
Nelson of the police department¡¯s aviation unit.
The flying camera is called a Micro Air Vehicle made by Honeywell. The
MAV is remote controlled, unarmed and unmanned and can soar over
10,000 feet.
Miami-Dade police said only licensed pilots with the aviation unit
will operate the devices because the airspace in the county is so busy.
Only the Miami-Dade police department and the Houston police
department were given permission by the FAA to experiment with the drones.
¡°The capability of the unit is phenomenal,¡± said Miami-Dade
Detective Juan Villalba.
The unmanned aircraft will be used during SWAT team and tactical
operations, especially when officers need video of a heavily armed
suspect.
The Miami-Dade police department has not yet taken possession on its
drone, but the Houston police department has and is already conducting
tests.
Miami-Dade hopes to use grant money to pay for the MAV. Officials said
the units are pricey. Depending on the complexity of the system, they
can cost several thousand dollars to more than a million.
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