Airborne and Maritime
The Airborne and Maritime section covers the integration of aerial and marine units in law enforcement, including drones, helicopters and maritime operations.
UAS offer public safety a tool that can bridge the gap between spaces that are too high to reach with a ladder, and too low for manned aviation to be effective
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The incident happened Wednesday as the helicopter was patrolling as part of the Georgia Governor’s Marijuana Eradication Task Force
Department is asking the City Council to set aside $397K to double the amount of time helicopter can spend patrolling Oakland
In the 15 seconds between complete engine failure and hitting the ground, officers were able to locate a field and make a hard landing
Members of the NYPD Aviation Unit flew a helicopter alongside the steep cliff and hovered about 50 feet above the woman
A Utah couple injured high in the Sierra Nevada was saved by rescuers flying in a Fresno-based California Highway Patrol helicopter
The commercialization of unmanned aerial vehicles is leading to innovative, off-the-shelf tools for police uses
Officer Jeff Ferguson said he lowered his helicopter over the water so the man could grab the chopper’s skid
Sgt Craig Bailey surprised his sons at school after stripping off his disguise; he was in Cuba for the last eight months
Coast Guard said Petty Officer Third Class Travis Obendorf died Wednesday at Swedish Medical Center
Police pulled the unconscious pilot from the wreckage after watching his plane crash in flames
Samuel Kenneth McDonough was arrested by a police team that boarded a Victoria Clipper on Sunday, seven hours after the ship motored away and drifted in Elliott Bay
he pilot of a Scottish police helicopter did not put out any emergency calls before crashing
Three of the dead were found in the helicopter, which was carrying two police officers and a civilian pilot when it crashed
A father and his 9-year-old and 13-year-old sons were shot to death, a woman related to them is believed to be injured and missing
The biggest advantage of any autonomous surface vehicle is its ability to allow you get more done with less, and the Wave Glider is no exception
The pilot landed the helicopter on a football field after an emergency light came on
Frank J. Lema Sr. was struck by an employee in a Navy vehicle and died at the hospital a short time later
The agency has awarded $1.26M to at least seven police departments and nonprofit organizations for drones
The trooper opened fire to disable the vehicle because it was barreling toward a school zone
Police were rescuing two people who jumped off a boat when the crash occurred; no one was hurt
The officers used ropes to lower themselves into the water and swam out to the woman
While unmanned aerial system technologies continue to be developed and deployed in places, local and federal regulations keep some departments grounded
