Spy planes to fly over UK cities

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Spy planes to fly over UK cities

M A Kaiserimam

London—The British Police plans to fly unmanned spy planes over the UK cities to increase their capacity to combat crime and gather intelligence.

Essex Police in south east England has announced its plans to fly these surveillance planes by 2012 and in time for the London Olympics which will require greater security needs and enhanced technology with deal with all kinds of perceived threats.

The airborne patrols, created by the Essex-based BAE systems and already used by the military, can fly up to seven hours and are operated by remote control. Media reports says trials are currently ongoing as part of a partnership between BAE and Essex and Kent Police forces.

An official said remote-controlled aircraft and other unmanned air systems are currently being developed and The South Coast Partnership of which Essex Police is a member, is exploring the feasibility of using unmanned air systems as another method of patrolling the coastline and infrastructure in the south east of the country.

Currently, existing regulations and laws means drones are not allowed to be used in civilian areas but changes are expected to be introduced by 2011. Police chiefs said they are particularly keen to see the craft used for surveillance.

Top Stories | Pakistan Observer Newspaper online edition

 

[gubbi]

Spy planes to fly over UK cities

M A Kaiserimam

London—The British Police plans to fly unmanned spy planes over the UK cities to increase their capacity to combat crime and gather intelligence.

Essex Police in south east England has announced its plans to fly these surveillance planes by 2012 and in time for the London Olympics which will require greater security needs and enhanced technology with deal with all kinds of perceived threats.

The airborne patrols, created by the Essex-based BAE systems and already used by the military, can fly up to seven hours and are operated by remote control. Media reports says trials are currently ongoing as part of a partnership between BAE and Essex and Kent Police forces.

An official said remote-controlled aircraft and other unmanned air systems are currently being developed and The South Coast Partnership of which Essex Police is a member, is exploring the feasibility of using unmanned air systems as another method of patrolling the coastline and infrastructure in the south east of the country.

Currently, existing regulations and laws means drones are not allowed to be used in civilian areas but changes are expected to be introduced by 2011. Police chiefs said they are particularly keen to see the craft used for surveillance.

Top Stories | Pakistan Observer Newspaper online edition

That has to be one of the most ridiculous thing eva!

What, CCTV's peeking into every nook and corner of England and its citizens' bedrooms are not enough? Apparently they are being used to warn people about not having discrete sex in parks or street corner nooks!

Yeah, provide 'political' asylum for to those terrorist scumbags and their 'moral' sympathizers and harass ordinary citizens in the name of state security.

Anybody seen "V for Vendetta"? UK - the next Police State - ironically supporting freedom of rights of terrorists and their sympathizers!

 

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Actually, gubbi, I think they hope to capture enough really raunchy video that they can sell it to USA reality TV shows for big $$. Or, failing that, come up with good blackmail footage to use on the MP's that sit on their budget committees.