THE Joint Operations Unit of Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police are deploying drones across the area as part of a pilot scheme.
A “proof of concept trial” will see drones being used in a number of “reactive and pre-planned situations”.
Each force will have three drones at their disposal during the trial, and 34 drone operators have been trained across both areas. Another drone has been bought for training purposes.
The drones can be used in a variety of situations such as searching for missing people, responding to major incidents, capturing aerial crime scene imagery, at road traffic collisions, large public events and other policing operations.