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UK: DRONES: UK should prepare for use of drones in terrorist attacks, says thinktank

11 January 2016

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"Commercially available drones have the potential to be converted into flying bombs capable of hitting targets such as nuclear power stations or the prime minister’s car, a report by a security thinktank has warned.

“Drones are a game changer in the wrong hands,” warns the lead author of the report by the Oxford Research Group’s Remote Control Project."

See the article: UK should prepare for use of drones in terrorist attacks, says thinktank (The Guardian, link)

Full report: Hostile drones: the hostile use of drones by non-state actors against British targets (pdf): "Ever-more advanced drones capable of carrying sophisticated imaging equipment and significant payloads are readily available to the civilian market. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) currently present the greatest risk because of their capabilities and widespread availability, but developments in unmanned ground (UGVs) and marine vehicles (UMVs) are opening up new avenues for hostile groups to exploit."

For more on drones in the UK see the Statewatch/Drone Wars UK report: Back from the battlefield: domestic drones in the UK

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