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Council approves nearly $11 million counter-drone grant; members press city for surveillance oversight and budget clarity
Summary
The council passed grants including an ~ $10.9 million federal counter‑unmanned aircraft systems grant for the Boston Police Department. Members praised the security rationale for major events but demanded surveillance-impact reports, procurement detail, and accounting for long-term operating costs before deployment.
The Boston City Council on April 15 approved a batch of public-safety grants that included a roughly $10.9 million federal grant to expand the Boston Police Department’s counter-unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) detection, tracking and mitigation capabilities.
Councilor Santana, chair of the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, reported on a committee hearing that included BPD officials and agency staff. He said the grant would fund upgrades to detection systems, advanced sensors, a mobile platform for real-time airspace monitoring, personnel overtime, and…
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