Police used a remote-controlled spy drone to monitor crowds at last weekend's V festival. The first time the technology has been used at a major public event.
Bristling with sensors, cameras and even infra-red night vision the 70cm-wide flying robot was used by police to keep an eye on suspicious-looking revellers at this year's music festival.
The drone, which has been dubbed "The Spy In The Sky", was used to gather intelligence on individuals and to monitor the car parks at Weston Park to catch people breaking into vehicles.
The battery-operated drone, so it cannot be heard 50 metres up in the air, which resembles a helicopter, is fitted with high-resolution still and colour video cameras and infrared night vision capability.
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