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U.S. Secret Service deploys four drones near the White House
The U.S. Secret Service keeps four surveillance drones ready in cases at the Treasury Department building, a few hundred feet from the White House. The unarmed vehicles, equipped with cameras and sensors, can be operated remotely to monitor potential threats.
The Treasury Department building, located a few hundred feet from the White House, has become one of the locations where the U.S. Secret Service has deployed surveillance drones. The small unmanned aerial vehicles are kept ready there to monitor potential threats from above.
The drones, which carry cameras and sensors, are stored in four gray, weather-resistant protective cases. The vehicles can be activated when needed through remote-control panels.
Unarmed drones ready for rapid response
The drones do not carry weapons. The Secret Service aims for the system to help respond to incidents as quickly as possible.
Similar systems are used by hundreds of police departments across the United States, while some applications use artificial intelligence to overcome obstacles and track targets.
Alleged link to ballroom project
The deployment of the drones without prior public disclosure was alleged to have been intended to avoid affecting the White House's security rationale for constructing a ballroom. President Donald Trump was also said to have promised to place military drones equipped with missiles on the ballroom's roof for security purposes.
The Secret Service said the new unmanned aerial vehicle cases were not connected to the drone base in the ballroom. The agency did not provide detailed information about the missions the drones carry out.
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