AERIAL ANTI-SNIPER TACTICAL PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 18650
• Journal: National Sheriff Dated: (FEBRUARY-MARCH 1975) Pages: 10,28
• Author(s): M Bailey
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE JEFFERSON COUNTY (AL) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT USES A RADIO-CONTROLLED MODEL AIRPLANE TO COMBAT SNIPERS WHILE KEEPING THE VISIBILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AT A MINIMUM.

Abstract

THE PLANE, WHICH WEIGHS BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT POUNDS, WITH SPEEDS ATTAINABLE UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, CAN DELIVER A PAYLOAD OF ONE TO TWO POUNDS, WHETHER IT BE EXPLOSIVES, TEAR GAS, OR SMOKE SCREEN. WITH THE CAPABILITY OF FLYING THROUGH A SPACE AS SMALL AS A WINDOW, THE PLANE COULD PROVE LETHAL JUST BY STRIKING ITS TARGET WITHOUT A PAYLOAD. THE AUTHOR ENVISIONS MANY OTHER APPLICATIONS (SUCH AS EMERGENCIES) FOR THE PLANE WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT 500 DOLLARS.