[NetBehaviour] Armed Robot Drones To Join UK Police Force.

[marc garrett]

Armed Robot Drones To Join UK Police Force.

Police forces all over the UK will soon be able to draw on unmanned 
aircraft from a national fleet, according to Home Office plans. Last 
month it was revealed that modified military aircraft drones will carry 
out surveillance on everyone from protesters and antisocial motorists to 
fly-tippers, and will be in place in time for the 2012 Olympics.

Surveillance is only the start, however. Military drones quickly moved 
from reconnaissance to strike, and if the British police follow suit, 
their drones could be armed -- but with non-lethal weapons rather than 
Hellfire missiles.

"British criminals should soon prepare to be shot at from unmanned 
airborne police robots. Last month it was revealed that modified 
military aircraft drones will carry out surveillance on everyone from 
British protesters and antisocial motorists to fly-tippers. But these 
drones could be armed with tasers, non-lethal projectiles and 
ultra-powerful disorienting strobe lighting apparatus, reports Wired. 
The flying robot fleet will range from miniature tactical craft such as 
the miniature AirRobot being tested by one police force, to BAE System's 
new 12m-wide armed HERTI drone as flown in Afghanistan."

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