zigzag3143
Contributor, Sysnative Staff Emeritus
- Mar 27, 2012
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Drones: even if they sometimes crash into walls, spark fights in the prison yard or get snagged on barbed wire, they're still more effective for smuggling contraband than cats.
US prisons want to take them out. Drones, not cats.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons on Wednesday put out a call for information on integrated systems that can detect, track, interdict, engage and neutralize small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - specifically, those that weigh less than 55 lbs. (25 kg).
It's not just drugs and mobile phones the bureau wants to keep out, it's also unauthorized surveillance, it said:
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/11/06/us-prisons-looking-for-drone-killing-systems/
US prisons want to take them out. Drones, not cats.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons on Wednesday put out a call for information on integrated systems that can detect, track, interdict, engage and neutralize small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - specifically, those that weigh less than 55 lbs. (25 kg).
It's not just drugs and mobile phones the bureau wants to keep out, it's also unauthorized surveillance, it said:
From small devices of less than a pound that can provide unauthorized imagery and surveillance to larger systems that can carry 20 or more pounds of contraband, these devices represent a new and unprecedented challenge for [prison] personnel.
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/11/06/us-prisons-looking-for-drone-killing-systems/