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Old 5th Dec 2016, 05:22
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Noiseboy
 
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Drones launched from control rooms would need to be more akin to the sort of thing that gets sent around the world to kill people rather than the toys people generally envisage when drones are mentioned now. In that case, with drone operators employed instead of pilots, and current heli police personnel redeployed to other roles or observing from the control room, there are probably no significant cost savings to be had.

A model whereby cars equipped with a 'camera toy' in its boot, akin to the ARV, could perhaps work for local stuff where a heli (in particular the expensinve machines the tax payer is expected to fund in this country) is OTT, but currently the only available resource.

Wider ranging and more rural stuff perhaps still needs manned capability, although it would be interesting to see what the split of police missions is in terms of 'on the spot' camera jobs and moving ones. Presumably the concentration of bases around population centres tells it own story as to where police air response is most requested?
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