Border Patrol Looking To Expand Unmanned Air Drone Operations With Department ...

10.08.10

The first program, according to Kostelnik, “would provide CBP with a radar capability with active, near-real time vehicle and dismounted change detection, to support border ground operations, especially in areas subject to high levels of border violence.” In other words, the agency would be able to use DOD radar for its drone aircraft to better see what's happening on the ground.

The second tool would provide better navigation for the drones, with DOD “enhanced signals direction-finding capabilities that could be used both over land and during coastal and long range maritime operations.”

Third, there's a DOD “information and video” network, which will be relayed from a “variety of aviation platforms and sensors” and be used to provide the CBP with “detailed analysis” and the ability “coordinate aviation mission assignments” for “broad border area campaigns and major events.” The network is based off of a system used by the Air Force, according to the assistant commissioner. The first CBP “cell” in the network is expected be located at the agency's Air and Marine Operations Center n Riverside, Cailf. and be operational by the end of the year.

Source: The NarcoSphere

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