Drones to be used to fight crime, smuggling and intrusion at sea


MMEA Director-general Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish said the MMEA plans to acquire more assets such as Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft (UAVs) to enhance the ability of the agency in charge of safety and enforcing the law in the Malaysian Maritime Zone. JANUARY 3, 2014. MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star.

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Maritime En­­forcement Agency (MMEA) will use drones as eyes in the sky to fight crime, smuggling and intrusion at sea.

The agency’s director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish said the agency expected to rely on fixed-wing and rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of its strategy.

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