Drone training to help clear landmines


Armed forces are to use high street drones for mine clearance and peace keeping operations in Cambodia and during United Nations missions around the world, following training from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).

This is the first time that the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces has been provided with this technology to help with Cambodia’s significant problems with landmines.

Using these drones, the RCAF will now be able to map out terrain that could potentially contain mines and identify suspicious items or roadside devices without putting lives at risk by having to physically enter those spaces.

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Source: Telegraph (Lancashire).