French Navy Reports Drone Incursion During Harbor-Protection Exercises

On Wednesday, the French navy issued an alert reporting an unlawful drone incursion - this time, during a military exercise.

According to the Marine Nationale, several unauthorized drone flights were detected in restricted airspace during a series of exercises near Toulon.

"To date, no sensitive infrastructure has been threatened. A judicial investigation has been opened," the Marine Nationale said. "For each incident, the planned security measures were activated by triggering anti-drone systems, coordinated with the internal security forces."

French radio station Ici Provence, which first reported the incursions, said that the overflights occurred over Toulon's naval base - the largest naval station in Western Europe - along with the directorate of armaments building in Toulon and the base of the 54th Artillery Regiment in Hyeres. The source reported that the drones were "large machines," but the specific type and number were unknown. Electromagnetic jamming systems were used to counteract the incursion.

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