Real-Time Drone Surveillance at Major Public Events
How a UK force streamed live encrypted UAV video during a multi-agency protest response — improving coordination, visibility, and public safety.
Client Overview
During a planned protest in a major UK city, a regional Police Force needed aerial visibility over multiple locations simultaneously. With crowd density, line-of-sight obstructions, and public mobile congestion, reliable drone-based video transmission was critical for command decision-making.
The Challenge
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Real-time visibility across a large, multi-point protest
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Cellular network congestion in the city centre
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Line-of-sight disruptions due to urban layout
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Need for encrypted, zero-delay drone feeds to Silver Command
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Required interoperability with nearby forces and control rooms
The Solution
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Deployed a Dejero EnGo paired with the drone receiver for real-time uplink
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Used Dejero Smart Blending Technology™ across 4x bonded 4G SIMs
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Added Starlink terminal as satellite fallback
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Streamed encrypted video directly to HQ and mobile command vehicle
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Integrated live footage into DEMS and shared with partner agencies
The Outcome
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Maintained sub-2 second latency across the event
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Full aerial visibility during crowd movement and incident escalation
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Enabled faster decisions on resource reallocation and crowd safety
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Feed accessed by both on-site and remote commanders in real-time
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Zero footage loss, even during signal interference or failover
Technology Stack Used
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Dejero EnGo with Smart Blending
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4x Public Cellular SIMs
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Starlink LEO Satellite Uplink
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Encrypted VPN tunnel to HQ
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Integration with drone control receiver + DEMS/VMS
Why It Matters for Other Forces?
This case demonstrates that reliable, encrypted UAV feeds can be achieved — even in hostile RF conditions — without relying on fixed infrastructure. The ability to transmit, view, and act on live drone intelligence in real-time transformed the event response and reduced operational risk.