Border Hawk In
the Spotlight
Border Surveillance UAV Attracts Media Attention |
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American
Border Patrol on KVOA, Channel 4 in Tucson
May 1, 2003 -- "We don't blame
these Border Patrol agents, they're doing a great job. But we
need more of them, and they need better technology ," says
Glenn Spencer, American Border Patrol President.
Coverage to expand.
ABP will host a crew from KOLD TV, Tucson,
today and a reporter and photographer from USA Today tomorrow.
It also reports contacts by the New York Times and CNN. |
 Daily
Star front page article Associated
Press article |
Watchdog in the sky
(See transcript
on KVOA Web site)
"American Border Patrol, in Sierra Vista,
has launched its watchdog in the sky."
| "The unmanned
aerial vehicle is called Border Hawk One. It's a remote controlled
airplane that works with the help of a camera and transmitter
on board. After an image of a border crosser is taken overhead,
it's sent back to a microwave on the ground, and then is sent
to a satellite that helps to post the picture on the Internet.
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