Spain’s National Police welcomes its EHang EH216 into use

Spain’s National Police force is going big on drone deployment in its law enforcement activities, and has announced the introduction of EHang’s EH216 automated passenger vehicle to its fleet of smaller UAV.

The Chinese air taxi developer is no stranger to the Iberian Peninsula, where the company has been in contact with a range of partners to study the potential launch of its craft for private passenger transport and use by public administrations. Just under a year ago, EHang revealed it joined up with Spain’s National Police to examine ways the EH216 could be deployed in official security missions and in responding to emergencies. That joint work has now borne fruit.

Read: EHang reveals AAV exploratory partnership with Spain’s police 

Late last week the National Police announced the EHang it acquired last October had successfully completed Spain’s full battery of research, development, and innovation tests, and was preparing for entry into…