Oklahoma Department of Public Safety commissioner Tim Tipton says upon Governor Stitt’s request, four counter drone detection systems were purchased with federal funding at a cost of $30,000 dollars and will be stationed in four strategic areas across the state.
“Placed them in areas where the state has more critical infrastructure in it, refineries, power generating plants things like that,” Tipton said.
Tipton says the counter drone detection system can be initiated in just minutes and can identify the type of drone and measure its altitude, speed and even track its flight path.
“It helps us identify what is the drone currently up to that is being flown in that area,” Tipton stated.
He says law enforcement and the FAA will be notified of any crimes or violations committed.
“We work with the FAA and provide them with the data that can help them with successful prosecution on the administration side of FAA rules,” Tipton added.
The systems can also be used as drone air traffic control for first responders during emergencies like wildfires and search and rescues.
“Allows us to deploy on those types of mission to help control those drones in response to operation being used as well,” Tipton said.
He says Governor Stitt is working with the Trump administration to allow states to be able to use technology that can take down or ground potentially dangerous drones.
“By federal regulations, we can’t own that technology at this point,” Tipton stated. “We want to be prepared for that and have both the authority and the technology to be able to defend Oklahomans if somebody had a harmful use for a drone,” he added.
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