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Old 7th Feb 2006, 19:31
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East Midlands Police ASU now fully operational with NVGs



I read that East Midlands is the first ASU in the UK to go live with the whole crew now working with NVGs under the new Regs.

Apparently the new system cost a total of £160,000 - almost £50,000 for the three sets of goggles and the remainder converting the aircraft. The bulk of the cost has been funded by a £121,000 Home Office grant with the rest jointly funded by Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire police forces.


Will North Wales be next?




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