Draganflyer X6 UAV RC Helicopter Featured at BlueLine Police Tradeshow

The Draganflyer X6 UAV RC helicopter was recently featured at the Blue Line Police Tradeshow as part of the Ontario Provincial Police Department’s (OPP) display. The Blue Line Tradeshow runs annually and provides a forum for companies to demonstrate their products and innovations to the various Canadian Police Services including:

• Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Police Agencies
• Parks Canada
• Customs Canada
• The Ministry of the Environment
• Correctional Services

Other security services for hospitals, transit systems, universities, and even private business also attend the Blue Line Tradeshow to keep up with the latest law enforcement technology developments.

This year’s tradeshow included demonstrations of ambidextrous assault rifles, new generation gas masks, and even color-coded handcuffs. CTV Toronto reports: “It (The Blue Line Tradeshow) comes as the city prepares for the G20 convention and the arrival of some of the world’s top leaders – giving officers a glimpse of how the latest technology can combat everything from rowdy crowds and bomb threats to outward acts of terrorism.”

Security is about more than just weapons though, as forensic officer with the Ontario Provincial Police Department (OPP) Richard Cunningham explains: “It’s about all the tools that are available to keep the public – and the officers – safe.” Officer Cunningham is one of the Ontario Police Departments two pilots authorized to fly the Draganflyer X6 helicopter UAV. The Ontario police use the Draganflyer X6 UAV helicopter as a stable, secure UAV aerial platform to take pictures and video of crime scenes.

Officer Cunningham goes on to say that the Draganflyer X6 UAV may see other future applications, including those which directly endanger police officers (such as a bomb threat).

You can learn more about the Draganflyer X6 and X4 UAV RC helicopters on our website, or read the CTV Toronto article.