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Former senator urges Joint Law Enforcement Oversight Committee to address counter‑drone threats
Summary
At a second hearing on Senate Bill 26, former Senator Frank Hoagland told the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee that Ohio needs an empowered oversight body and updated tactics to address evolving unmanned systems threats at mass events and other target‑rich environments.
At a second hearing before the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, former Senator Frank Hoagland urged lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 26 to create a Joint Law Enforcement Oversight Committee focused on countering threats from unmanned systems.
Hoagland told the committee the technology behind drones and related unmanned systems has moved rapidly from reconnaissance to platforms that can carry harmful payloads. "These technologies can carry payloads that will cause massive casualties," he said, and added that the state needs…
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