Drones To Patrol US Borders

Supposedly the border between the US and Mexico will soon be patrolled by the UAV  known as Predator B.

The UAV(Unmanned Airial Vehicle) is made by a company called General Atomics and the Predator B will be based in Florida to patrol the Gulf Of Mexico.  The Predator B has special sensors for detecting things in or around water and the main goal is to detect drug smuggling. A secondary goal is to catch human traffickers.

Customs and Border Protection will use a two person team to operate the UAV.  One will fly the plane and one will operate the sensors.

Check out the Predator B specs in this PDF file.

Click through for a video of the Predator B at an Air Force base in Grand Forks.

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