Drones searching for migrants along Hastings coastline
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Remotely-piloted aircraft will be flying in airspace stretching from Eastbourne to Maidstone in Kent.
The new scheme, said to be for ‘the purpose of national security and protecting human life’, was launched on December 2 and will continue until March 31, 2020.
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Hide AdDue to this exercise, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has put in a temporary Danger Area over the English Channel at the Home Office’s request.
This is because the drones will be operating beyond visual line of sight and have no detect and avoid capabilities – according to a report by the CAA.
The Home Office has been contacted for further information.
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