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  "path": "/2026/02/04/baton-rouge-acquires-a-straight-up-military-surveillance-drone/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T23:49:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "edge autonomy",
    "lockheed martin",
    "redwire",
    "baton rouge",
    "baton rouge pd",
    "drone",
    "military drone",
    "stalker vxe30",
    "surveillance"
  ],
  "textContent": "The Baton Rouge Police Department announced recently that it will begin using a drone designed by military equipment manufacturer Lockheed Martin and Edge Autonomy, making it one of the first local police departments to use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a history of primary use in foreign war zones. Baton Rouge is now one of the […]",
  "title": "Baton Rouge Acquires A Straight-Up Military Surveillance Drone"
}