UK Concerned by Use of Chinese Drones at Sensitive Sites
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UK government officials have raised private concerns that Chinese-manufactured drones are being used to take high resolution images of critical national infrastructure sites in the UK, going against guidance from the country’s security services.
National Grid Plc, which operates the nation’s electricity and gas networks, uses drones made by Shenzhen-based SZ DJI Technology Co. to take videos, photographs and thermal images of its electricity substations, according to information posted on its website as recently as September. DJI drones have also been used to survey the construction of Electricite de France SA’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, to inspect solar farms, and by Thames Water to monitor reservoirs and the water supply.