Border Security Plan Includes Use of Blackhawk Helicopters, 60 New Drones

Border Security Plan Includes Use of Blackhawk Helicopters, 60 New Drones
US State Department Sikorsky HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters fly over Baghdad towards the US embassy headquarters on Dec. 13, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Noé Chartier
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Federal authorities have released new information about their plan to bolster border security to stave off the U.S. tariffs threat, outlining measures that include deploying Blackhawk helicopters and 60 new drones.

Two Blackhawk helicopters have been leased from an aviation company in Ottawa, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bryan Larkin said in a press conference on Parliament Hill on Jan. 15.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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