The RCMP is looking to expand the growing use of drones by Canadian police, issuing a tender for long-range aircraft that could reach far-flung crime scenes and other incidents well before officers arrived.

The force, like others in Canada, is currently using off-the-shelf drones in more contained urban areas.

A recently posted tender document asks vendors instead to supply machines capable of traveling at least 400 kilometres and five hours on a single battery charge, aiding the Mounties’ many detachments in remote parts of the country.