US looks to expand use of canoe-sized drones to deter migrant crossings
The test fleet has logged 452 detections, 350 apprehensions and 100 turnbacks a month, the Pentagon said.
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The Pentagon could extend the use of autonomous surveillance boats on the Rio Grande River and in the Gulf of Mexico, after these canoe-sized ships helped authorities detect and deter illegal border crossings and...
The US is analysing the expansion of a pilot programme in which autonomous maritime drones patrol the Rio Grande to detect and discourage illegal crossings and drug trafficking.
Small drones and other unmanned platforms have become widespread in the U.S. Armed Forces in recent years
The Pentagon could expand the use of autonomous surveillance boats in the Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico after these boats, the size of a canoe, helped the authorities detect and deter illegal border crossings and drug trafficking during a pilot program.
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