Since October, “60 drone overflights” took place over … – TF1

drones have been spotted mainly in the vicinity of nuclear power plants but also over the strategic Elysee Palace and the Embassy of the United States in Paris or near the base of submarines of the Long Island in the harbor of Brest. Some of these incidents took place in a simultaneous multiple remote locations hundreds of kilometers to suggest that he could be coordinated operations, even if the government ensures that there is “no need to worry have. “

To fight against these prohibited areas overflights, Bernard Cazeneuve assured that the government had taken” preventative measures to inform users of these devices at the time of acquisition , the risk of penalty in case of breach of the regulations. ” Sanctions may, as appropriate (disruption of air traffic, endangering the lives of others, use of unauthorized frequencies, invasion of privacy …) up to five years in prison and 75,000 euros fine.

Cazeneuve favorable to a “European”

“We advocate new provisions of a legal, we hope that European Directive on the operation of these devices is changed and for amending the orders made by the French government in 2012, “said the minister. With these orders, France was one of the first countries to allow, under strict conditions, the drone flight “out of sight of the driver”. As a result, France is a country with a very large number of UAV operators overwhelmingly for the shooting.

“We hope that a number of new provisions can be mobilized,” said Bernard Cazeneuve again, citing “integration chips in drones to make them detectable” or Focus “jamming devices to ensure neutralization.” The Interior Minister assured that these measures would be taken “in close liaison with industry stakeholders” and he called for a “European and international cooperation.” The use of drones, military first, is now widely used in civil and leisure.

Justice confiscate the drone Al Jazeera

The court on Tuesday ordered the confiscation of the drone piloted by a journalist Qatari television channel Al-Jazeera, used on 25 February in Paris, which is not allowed without special permission. During a procedure “plead guilty”, the British journalist Tristan Redman, 34, was also fined 1,000 euros.