FBI wants more fiber-optic drones in its arsenal.

FBI wants new fiber-optic drones. The requirements that the FBI has. They are a little bit different. Than the military has. The drone must take prisoners. And that means the kamikaze drones are not suitable for police use.  The drone can travel at the front of the SWAT officers or agents and search for hostages and possible ambushes. Those people can get information from those drones. Straight to their mobile screens. If the drone uses its weapons. The officers must find it right away. Drones can use deadly weapons, stun guns, or two drones can bind the target. It’s possible that somebody steals. The drone that operates in the search mission loses the communication signal. 

Fiber-optic drones can operate effectively in houses. And in other places. There are radio shadow areas. Things like metal structures have the ability to jam radio signals. Criminals can also have a jammer system. Fiber- or wire-controlled drones are the answer to those problems. Those drones use optical data transmission most often through optical fibers. Those systems can also use very thin electric data cables. But those cables are heavier, and they can offer a shorter operational radius. The police drones differ from military versions in that there is always a possibility. That somebody will steal those drones. Or if a drone operates in a Faraday cage, like EMP-protected spaces. That denies the radio wave communication with the drone. 

The police drone can use similar kamikaze ammunition as the military drones. But those drones can also carry regular guns like lightweight grenade launchers, rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, automatic pistols, and derringer pistols. They can carry high-voltage stun guns. Or riot gas grenades. In those missions, the drone can fly near the target. And then shoot the target like a hostage taker from a short distance. The fiber-controlled drone also leaves a line behind it. 

And then the SWAT operators can find it easier. The fiber-optic control makes the drone impossible to jam. But. The weakness of those systems is the fiber. If the opponent sees that wire, it's possible to cut it. The optically controlled drones can communicate with their command link through laser rays, which travel through the air. Or through the optical wire. The laser ray that travels through the air can be jammed using smoke. 

Or if the laser ray points. To the eye, that can cause injuries. The problem with laser ray that travels through air is simple. If there is a blockade in its route, it denies the communication. The optical wire is the answer to that problem. The problem with the fiber is that. If fiber leaks light. That can make it possible to detect that fiber using the light amplifier. The fiber-optical drone can be connected to the internet using a remote-controlled control station. The control stations can be connected to the internet wirelessly. Or by using a wired socket. The operator can control those drones over the internet by using a remote station, which can be anywhere.  

Drones are advancing. And they are becoming more effective and independent. Things like. Terrain contour matching, internal inertial systems, and advanced AI can make it possible. To create drones that can operate independently and without the need to communicate with the ground stations. There is also a possibility that the relay aircraft or drone patrols over the battlefield. The drone can use laser systems. To control those drones. Another interesting thing that can make those drones effective. It is coherent radio-wave or X-ray-based systems. 

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