US EditionRCMP Creates Drone Corridor Along Part of U.S. Border in Bid to Boost Security
The RCMP's drone corridor covers multiple provinces and targets smuggling and drug trafficking as part of a $1.3 billion federal border security investment.
- The RCMP is launching a trial program using drones to monitor sections of the Canada-U.S. border in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to enhance security efforts.
- This effort comes after Ottawa committed $1.3 billion to strengthen border security and counteract potential trade restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The designated zone reaches from the surface up to 500 feet above and stretches one nautical mile beyond the border to the north, while allowing other flight operations to continue without limitations.
- Local pilots, agricultural operators, and recreational aviators are asked to notify the RCMP before entering the corridor to ensure safety.
- The drone patrols will focus on illegal activities such as smuggling and drug trafficking, marking a trial effort to increase surveillance at the border.
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RCMP Sets Up ‘Drone Corridor’ at Border to Boost Security
The RCMP is creating a “drone corridor” along the Canada-U.S. border in the prairies in an effort to improve border security by detecting illegal border crossings and smugglers. Drones, referred to by the RCMP as Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), will patrol along the Canada-U.S. border in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba within Canadian airspace, the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region said on Aug. 11. “The RCMP is committed to adv…
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is establishing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border to enhance security.
RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security (Canada)
The RCMP is introducing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border in an effort to boost security. Drones are to patrol the border in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in what the RCMP says is a trial. The force says the corridor has been established with help from Transport Canada and d...
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RCMP creates drone corridor along part of U.S. border in bid to boost security
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