Police agencies in Central Asia are using more drones to fight drug trafficking, riots and roving gangs of thugs. In Pakistan, law-enforcement agencies report an upswing in drone deployment across municipal and provincial police departments. Officers use the aircraft to monitor large gatherings in an effort to quell potential riots and to track “terrorists and armed bandits … [Read more...] about Police Drones Take Flight Over Central Asia
India
Inspection Drone Firm Partners with Indian Utility
One of India’s largest energy providers is teaming up with an American-based drone company to improve power-line inspections. Sharper Shape announced a strategic partnership with Sterlite Power last week to deploy the company’s automated, drone-based inspection packages for power-line inspections as well as the monitoring of the utility’s other assets. Under the … [Read more...] about Inspection Drone Firm Partners with Indian Utility
Drones May Soon Deliver Vital Organs Across India
Delivery drones have been proposed for all sorts of purposes – pizza, soccer shoes and prescription drugs. But a new UAV project in India may literally save lives by speedily delivering vital organs for transplant. According to the Times of India, the nation’s National Programme for Micro Air Vehicles is working on pilot project in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) that would … [Read more...] about Drones May Soon Deliver Vital Organs Across India
India Leads the Way in Public-Safety Drones
There’s no doubt – when it comes to public-security drone deployment across Asia, India is well ahead of the competition. Want proof? Let’s travel to Noida. An acronym for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, the government-planned city recently received two new UAVs from the nearby Lucknow police department to survey congested streets and help unsnarl traffic … [Read more...] about India Leads the Way in Public-Safety Drones
A new week, a new Police Drone Roundup…
While a Texas police agency mulls over the use of drones, other law-enforcement agencies across the world are already ramping up UAV deployment to make their streets safer. In other words, it’s time to delve into the DRONELIFE Public Safety Roundup (cue Law and Order theme). U.S. Down in Houston, the metro police department wants to do more homework before turning their … [Read more...] about A new week, a new Police Drone Roundup…
