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Unmanned planes to guard UK’s borders | Military drones will be deployed to guard Britain 's borders from illegal immigrants and drug smugglers, The Sun reports. The pilotless spy planes - capable of reading a car
number plate from 20,000 feet - will be patrolling the South East coast within
two years. Radio-controlled airships fitted with similar hi-tech cameras will
also be drafted in under the crackdown planned by police in Kent and Essex to
stem the tide of those sneaking into the country. Defence giant BAE systems last
night confirmed it was working with the two forces on civilian versions of the
unmanned planes - which have proved invaluable in the war on the Taliban - and
the blimps. Project chief Andrew Mellors said they would bring an "added dimension
in efforts to police Britain 's borders". Chief Inspector Richard Watson , the
force's head of air operations, said the drones were poised to play a "significant"
role in tracking suspicious activity around the coast. The UK Border Agency, the
Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Marine and Fisheries Agency are also involved
with BAE in the project. |
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