British Transport Police - Drone-in-a-Box Procurement

The British Transport Police is procuring a drone package valued at GBP 33,000 from Vantage UAV Limited to enhance railway network surveillance and rapid incident response. This supports BTP's pioneering 'drone-in-a-box' system for remote beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations from control rooms, enabling quicker deployment at trespass and disruption hotspots while freeing officers for other duties. Strategically, it positions BTP as the first UK police force to operationalize routine BVLOS policing, approved by the Civil Aviation Authority with safety mitigations like geofencing and emergency systems.