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Spanish National Police completes maiden flight of EH216
The SNP claims to be the first security institution in the EU to operate an AAV. It plans to deploy the EH216 in dangerous or contaminated areas from a remote command and control station hundreds of kilometres away.
SNP director of aerial support Pedro Prieto, EHang Europe and Latin America COO Victoria Jing Xiang, AESA director Montserrat Mestres Domenech, Secretary of the Spanish State for Security Rafael Pérez and SNP director general Francisco Pardo Piqueras.

EHang's EH216 AAV has completed its maiden flight at the National Academy of Police in Ávila, to initiate its trial operations by the Spanish National Police (SNP) in Spain.

The public maiden flight ceremony was attended and witnessed by distinguished guests and officials from the Spanish State for Security, SNP, the Spanish State Aviation Safety Agency (AESA), members of academic institutions as well as the media.

By leveraging and joining forces with EHang since October 2021, SNP plans to utilise EH216 AAV in emergency and public safety missions such as accessing contaminated areas with nuclear, radiological, bacteriological or chemical risks, landing in confined areas, aerial logistics and other police services that may require agile and efficient aerial mobility.

The ceremony was presided over by the Secretary of the Spanish State for Security Rafael Pérez. “The SNP is the first security institution in the European Union to operate an AAV. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) constitute an alternative technological asset for multiple purposes, such as deployment in dangerous areas following a natural disaster or an accident, without endangering human lives. The lower operating costs of UAS and their constant new applications show great advantages over traditional aerial means,” he says.

SNP director of aerial support Pedro Prieto adds: “The capability to operate the EH216 AAV from a remote command and control station, which may be hundreds of kilometres away, reflects the National Police's commitment to fulfil its digital transformation objectives.”

EHang Europe and Latin America COO Victoria Jing Xiang says: “EHang is proud to partner with a law enforcement agency and support SNP with our AAV technologies to fulfil emergency response and public safety missions. SNP's entry into trial operation of EH216 AAV lays a foundation for the deployment of urban air mobility in Europe and sets an excellent example of commitment to public safety through advancing technology.”

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