The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office says it plans to implement a drone pilot program to enhance U.S.-Mexico border surveillance and operations this fall.
In a statement, the Sheriff's Office says it looks to align with President Donald Trump's executive order, which calls for the acceleration of “the safe commercialization of drone technologies.”
The Office has partnered with Draganfly Inc., a Canadian manufacturer whose drones have been used in de-mining efforts and humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
The pilot program in Cochise County will use drones, AI and other tech like thermal imaging for round-the-clock border surveillance. Drones could be in the air by September.
The southeastern Arizona county skims more than 80 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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