The Brazil Air Force has purchased two new $12 million drones from Israel with the aim of patrolling the skies during the FIFA World Cup.
The drones are expected to provide crowd surveillance above Brazil’s stadiums during the competition.
The drones are among a raft of security measures being brought in, including thermal cameras, German tanks, and stadium fly-overs by Air Force fighter jets, and helicopters kitted out with surveillance equipment including high-resolution, night-vision, and thermal cameras.
Brazil has also ordered 30 PackBot 510 robots from the United States to beef up its security measures. Equipped with cameras, the PackBots can be remotely operated. Nearly 2,000 such robots are operational in Iraq and Afghanistan.
