Drones as first responders

In Vilnius, the Lithuanian Police, city authorities and DBOX operate an autonomous drone-in-a-box network that puts eyes on an incident — often before the patrol car arrives.

OperatorLithuanian Police

CityVilnius

TriggerEmergency calls / dispatch

Coverage45% of city → 100% in 2026

Overview

From reactive patrols to proactive response

Urban incident response is delayed by traffic, distance and limited situational awareness before arrival. The DBOX network gives police an automated aerial first-response capability: missions are triggered by emergency calls or dispatcher input, live video streams to command centres, and officers deploy only when actually needed.

The challenge

Slow response times due to traffic and city density
Limited situational awareness before arrival
High demand for patrol units across large urban areas
Inefficient use of officers for low-priority incidents
Lack of staff and growing need for evidence

The solution

A city-wide autonomous first-response network

Drones deploy from a fixed docking-station network across the city
Missions triggered automatically by emergency calls or dispatcher input
The drone often reaches the scene before patrol units
Live video streamed directly to operators and command centres
Thermal + optical cameras for day and night operations
All mission data recorded and stored for analysis and evidence

Why it works

Rapid first response

On scene significantly faster than ground patrols, with immediate situational awareness.

Remote incident resolution

A large share of incidents assessed and resolved without dispatching officers.

Real-time decision making

Live video enables better tactical decisions before arrival.

Resource optimization

Patrol units deploy only when necessary, cutting workload and cost.

Evidence collection

Every mission recorded for review, reporting and legal use.

Scalable coverage

Docking-station network scales towards full-city coverage.

Results

of incidents handled without dispatching patrol units

of cases where drones provided value or resolved the situation

of Vilnius already covered by the DBOX network

100%

target: full city coverage in 2026

Incident assessed from the air firstLIVE

Docking-station coverage of VilniusIDV NET

Key benefits

One of the most advanced deployments in urban policing

Faster response to incidents in urban environments
Reduced dependency on physical patrol units
Improved officer safety through remote assessment
Real-time situational awareness for command centres
Reliable evidence collection and documentation
EU-developed, NDAA compliant solution

Next step

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