Russian Drones Are A ‘New Type’ Of Threat To British Security

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“I think it’s now on the UK and allies to say, 'This is a way that the Russians are conducting reconnaissance, how best can we mitigate that?'" Experts believe drones flown over sensitive US military bases in Britain in 2024 were likely launched from a Russian shadow vessel docked in the UK, exposing “obvious gaps” in British defences, says senior associate fellow at RUSI, Ed Arnold. Ed Arnold was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 7-10pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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