Two UAVs will be used as part of the Arizona Border Control (ABC) Initiative to assist with border surveillance activities and augment manned aircraft, helicopters and ground sensors already in place. The UAV flights will be controlled and monitored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol and are scheduled through the summer of 2004.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Operate in Arizona to Support Border Security
The UAVs are equipped with electro-optic sensors and communications equipment that provide around-the-clock images to border patrol agents.
The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the first civilian use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to curb illegal activities along Arizona's Southern border.
Two UAVs will be used as part of the Arizona Border Control (ABC) Initiative to assist with border surveillance activities and augment manned aircraft, helicopters and ground sensors already in place. The UAV flights will be controlled and monitored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol and are scheduled through the summer of 2004.
The UAVs are equipped with electro-optic sensors and communications equipment that provide around-the-clock images to CBP Border Patrol agents. These aerial vehicles permit greater border coverage and quicker response times in the rugged, desolate areas of the Southwest border.
Two UAVs will be used as part of the Arizona Border Control (ABC) Initiative to assist with border surveillance activities and augment manned aircraft, helicopters and ground sensors already in place. The UAV flights will be controlled and monitored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol and are scheduled through the summer of 2004.
