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City authorizes purchase of fixed‑wing aircraft for police air support; paid from restricted law‑enforcement and forfeiture funds
Summary
The City Council authorized purchase and outfitting of a fixed‑wing aircraft to expand Police Department air support capacity and reduce helicopter maintenance exposure; the acquisition will be paid from restricted law‑enforcement grant and forfeiture funds and proceed on a time‑sensitive schedule.
The San Jose City Council on Sept. 16 authorized the city manager to execute agreements to acquire and outfit a fixed‑wing aircraft to supplement the Police Department’s helicopter (Air 3) and expand aerial coverage for public‑safety operations. The purchase was approved unanimously.
Staff and police briefed the council that since the department retired its prior fixed‑wing plane in 2018 the helicopter has carried nearly all air support workloads, leaving the unit vulnerable during helicopter maintenance and generating high maintenance costs. The proposed Kodiak 100 (or comparable fixed‑wing) would provide extended flight times (6–8 hours), greater mission availability (staff projection: boosting availability from…
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