Growing security challenges along the Canada-US border have prompted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to procure new aircraft. According to sources , the RCMP has introduced Black Hawk helicopters to strengthen the speed and range of their surveillance capacity along austere or rugged cross-border corridors. The RCMP has described this move as a response to increased criminal activity on the border, requiring faster aerial interventions.
The authorities are working to prevent unauthorized entry, trafficking and other crimes. The RCMP collaborate with other Canadian and US agencies to leverage aviation resources in their efforts to fight crime. The newly announced plan is to lease two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
Operating a heavy helicopter requires specialized training, infrastructure, and maintenance capacity. The RCMP aims to integrate these helicopters into their existing fleet, including Airbus H125, H145, EC120B helicopters, and 22 fixed-wing aircraft. Border security goals Illegal immigrants, traffickers, other criminals and also refugees use the long border between America and Canada to illegally cross in between the official ports of entry.
They have adapted their methods to modern time, creating new challenges for locals that live nearby and the law enforcement units that patrol. The border between the US and Canada is the longest undefended territorial border in the world thanks to the powerful alliance and friendship that pur two governments have.
