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Columbus council approves $62,861 purchase of two Skydio drones for police
Summary
The council approved a $62,861.40 quote from Skydio Inc. to buy two drones for the Columbus Police Department (CIP 25-37); police said the U.S.-manufactured drones avoid reliance on DJI products and offer live-streaming and autonomous deployment capabilities.
The Columbus City Council on April 21 approved a $62,861.40 quote from Skydio Inc. to purchase two drones for the Columbus Police Department (CIP No. 25-37).
Captain Moltrick of the Columbus Police Department described the purchase as replacing a planned DJI platform with U.S.-manufactured Skydio drones because of concerns about foreign manufacture of the originally selected…
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