NEW TECHNOLOGY USE OF UAV/DRONES IN SUPPORT OF PROTECT DUTY
UAVs/Drones can assist and support a security strategy inclusive of Protect Duty requirements both pre and during events, providing a far more enhanced over-watch capability when monitoring behavioral detection in conjunction with planned deployments. This tactical capability can also establish hostile reconnaissance, structural vulnerabilities and support post-event mitigation.
Deploying new technology in surveillance tools: “gait recognition” software that uses a person’s body shape and how they walk to identify them, even when their face is hidden from camera view.
The UAV capability, which can be unseen, is an advantage over CCTV, where subjects tend to be more covert and controlled around visible CCTV monitoring. This capability enhances and provides Strategic, Tactical and Operational Commanders with a further tactical option in providing a safe and secure event. Event staff can be tracked, monitored and tasked effectively, which can be further enhanced if 3D modelling has been used prior to any event
The center for Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI provides free guidance in relation to Behavioural Detection and Hostile Reconnaissance and when combined with this tactical capability is a further option for planners and responders.
Disrupting Hostile Reconnaissance | CPNI
New technology has also seen specialist search drones and Remote Operated Vehicles ROV, used by Law Enforcement, Military, Navy and Special Forces both at home and abroad provide a far safer and methodical system for any given pre planning, incident or event.
This technology provides a complete safety application without the human search. Intrinsically safe and additions to capability can be provided subject to tasking requirements, e.g., oxygen and methane detectors, camera and live feed and 3D modelling. This provides Military and Civilian Command a tactical capability to support High Threat areas of operation and has been used support large planned operations, such as G7, and ultised to support Operational Planning teams, from Royal visits ( railway culverts) and in support of sensitive covert operations
A subsurface/Remotely Operated (underwater) Vehicle (ROV) can be used to support search operations within dangerous environments, without the need for divers.
