First Look: New High-Tech NYPD Helicopter Takes The Fight To The Terrorists « CBS New York

First Look: New High-Tech NYPD Helicopter Takes The Fight To The Terrorists « CBS New York: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD has granted CBS 2 a first look at its expensive new helicopter — designed to do a lot more than simply fight terrorism.

CBS News senior correspondent John Miller was given a chance to go up for a ride recently.

The helicopter, a Bell 412EP, was funded with federal port security money and can carry up to 10 people, including a pilot, co-pilot, crew chief, NYPD SCUBA divers or Emergency Services Unit officers. It weighs 7,000 pounds, can travel 150 mph and costs $9.8 million, plus it carries another $4 million worth of sensitive equipment.

Part of its job is to confront the threat that terrorists might try to smuggle a nuclear device into New York City through its busy ports.

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