00:00The number of drone incidents near military bases in the UK has doubled in the past year,
00:05according to figures obtained by the BBC. There were 266 recorded drone incidents in 2025,
00:14up from 126 the previous year. Government sources say that in some cases they can't rule out
00:21hostile state actors. Defence Secretary John Healey said the doubling of rogue drones near
00:27military sites in the UK in the last year underlines the increasing and changing nature
00:32of the threats we face. Military personnel do not currently have the legal power to shoot down
00:37drones and instead rely on the police. The government is introducing legislation to change that.
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