Travis Air Force Base Is First to Get Drone Sentry for Protection
A new patrolling drone at Travis Air Force Base, California
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
A Security Forces unit in California now has a new sentry: a small quadcopter that will conduct perimeter security for its 6,000-plus acre facility.
The 60th Security Forces Squadron at Travis Air Force Base received its first drone in December, made by Easy Aerial, that will provide an extra awareness for base security to analyze and relay a potential threat to airmen before they head out to the scene, according to a recent release.
The drone is signaled by a security trigger, such as "a fence alarm, fire alarm or other distress call," the release said. Like a Roomba vacuum cleaner -- which can leave its docking station, conduct a cleaning sweep and then return to its home port without human interaction -- the Easy Aerial drone can be programmed to deploy automatically, scour the area, and head back to recharge before its next flight, officials said.
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