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Purchase of Two Drone Detection Systems (Additions) for the Mesa Police Department (Citywide)
The Police Department will use the drone detection systems to locate, track, and mitigate illegal activity and protect those at large gatherings to be used independently or in unison to cover large areas or an event with multiple high-risk locations separated by distance.
Through the Phoenix Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding has been provided to several local agencies (Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe and MCSO) to purchase drone detection capabilities. These drone detection systems will be positioned in locations where a network can be set up throughout the Valley. The systems will be regional in nature, thus providing detection capabilities spread throughout the Phoenix area.
The Police Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the purchase using the Maricopa County cooperative contract with A & H Security Enterprises, LLC, dba Aerial Armor, at $80,000, based on estimated requirements. This purchase is grant funded by the Arizona Department of Homeland Security.