Source: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/oregon-158/oregon-state-police-drone-documentation-159569/
Publisher: Oregon State Police, Central Records Section (released to MuckRock/Chris Martin)
Date Published: Request filed ~March 2024; records released May 1, 2024
Relevant To: OSP’s full UAS policy, complete drone fleet inventory as of April 2024, and drone-related procurement records (BRINC Lemur 2, Autel EVO II/Nano)
Verification Status: Verified — full record set obtained and reviewed directly (provided by Jonathan)
Notes: OSP released three categories of records responsive to this request, after an estimated $75 processing fee:
1. Policy 557.5 — “Use of Unmanned Aircraft System” (effective Dec. 19, 2017, citing ORS 837.300-837.390 and Oregon HB 2710/4066/3047). Authorizes UAS use for: situational awareness, tactical/SWAT deployment, visual perspective (crowd control, traffic incidents, perimeter security), and scene documentation (crash/crime scenes, disaster response). Requires FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification for operators, final deployment authority resting with the on-scene lieutenant/designee, mandatory flight-hour logging (s-UAS Pilot Field Flight Log + Statewide Flight Log), annual flight-documentation audits reviewed up to the Bureau/Office of Professional Standards level, and evidence-handling rules requiring secure download of all Digital Multimedia Evidence with date/time/location/case-number metadata, retained per Oregon public-record retention law.
2. Fleet inventory (CSV export, dated April 15, 2024): 45 total registered aircraft. Majority are Autel Robotics models (EVO II V2/V3, Nano) assigned to named troopers across CRU (Crash Reconstruction Unit) and CID designations. A DJI contingent (Matrice 200 V2, Avata, Mavic 3, Spark) is assigned to SWAT units. Notably, four **Skydio X10** units appear for the first time in this inventory (tail numbers OSP 24-1, 24-2, 24-3, and a fourth registered to Sgt. Billy Bush), all first-flown in early-to-mid April 2024 and registered under “Chief Pilot, OSP UAS” — confirming OSP’s Skydio X10 adoption began around April 2024. All aircraft listed as “Airworthy” with zero recorded incidents, maintenance events, or crash repairs as of the inventory date.
3. Procurement records:
- BRINC Lemur 2 drones: Solicitation S-25700-00009725 (RFQ, opened 3/11/2024) sought 2 “Brinc Lemur 2 UAS Package or equivalent” units, NDAA-compliant/made in USA. Six vendors were solicited (Equity Arts, PublicQuest Solutions, Altitude AgriServices, Quadrocopter, Drone Nerds, and BRINC Drones); BRINC Drones’ quote (Q0000012595, $17,499/unit, $34,998 total, 150-day delivery) was accepted, resulting in Purchase Order PO-25700-00031895 dated 3/23/2024.
- Autel Robotics bundle: Purchase Order PO-25700-00010812 (dated 8/25/2022) to Kuker Ranken Inc (Portland, OR-based reseller) for 10x Autel EVO II Pro 6K Rugged Bundle ($20,890.50), 4x EVO Nano+ Classic Orange Premium Bundle ($4,427.04), and 8x EVO Propeller Guards ($184.60) — total $25,502.14. Includes a signed Autel Robotics software Terms-of-Service rider (Autel Explorer/Autel Sky apps), executed 8/20/2022, containing a notable arbitration clause requiring disputes to go before three arbitrators in New York State under JAMS rules, and data-ownership/confidentiality provisions for “Licensee Data.”
No Skydio-specific procurement record (contract/PO) was included in this response despite Skydio X10 units appearing in the April 2024 inventory — that acquisition path is not yet documented in this archive and may need a separate records request.