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flag Wiltshire's PCC challenges £6M NPAS cost, favoring modern drones over outdated aircraft.

flag Wiltshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson has challenged the £6 million annual cost of the National Police Air Service (NPAS), citing limited use—1,650 incidents last year—compared to 4,163 drone missions in the South West, including 765 in Wiltshire. flag He argues modern drones with thermal imaging, AI recognition, and laser scanning now handle most police aviation tasks more efficiently, except high-speed pursuits. flag Wilkinson criticized NPAS for relying on outdated Austrian drones and urged South West forces to exit their contract, advocating for a shift to UK and Ukrainian-developed AI-driven drones amid budget constraints.

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