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Russia ‘mounted drone surveillance of European nuclear sites over 18 months’
An analysis by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) reveals that Russia conducted a coordinated 18-month drone surveillance campaign over
Points clés
- Russia conducted a coordinated UAV campaign over Europe spanning more than a dozen Nato countries and Ireland
- The drone campaign represents a strategic failure of allied air defences
- The campaign is believed to have been orchestrated by the GRU, Russia's main foreign military intelligence agency
- The identification of two Russian private military contractors on the Boracay confirmed the militarisation of shadow fleet tankers
An analysis by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) reveals that Russia conducted a coordinated 18-month drone surveillance campaign over European nuclear and military sites, including RAF Lakenheath in the UK and Île Longue in France. The report details 144 incidents across more than a dozen countries, with drones launched from shadow fleet vessels operating off European coasts. Western militaries failed to capture or shoot down any of the unmanned aerial vehicles, exposing strategic gaps in NATO air defenses.
En citations
“It is our assessment that it is highly likely that the Kremlin conducted a coordinated UAV campaign over Europe”
“every government we spoke to said they would welcome the report being published”
En chiffres
- 144
- Drone surveillance incidents analyzed by the IISS
- 18 months
- Duration of the Russian drone surveillance campaign
- +30
- Peak monthly drone sightings across Europe last year
- 300 miles
- Operating range of the Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone
Chronologie
- Russian drone surveillance campaign begins over Europe
- Swedish authorities detain the Vezhen over cable damage
- US nuclear weapons deployed at RAF Lakenheath
- Five drones detected over France's Île Longue base
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