Airspace: Is France protected against drone incursions?

franceinfo 09/24/2025

“The French skies are under constant threat from foreign drone incursions. Which sites are most at risk? In addition to places of power such as the Élysée Palace and government ministries, flying over strategic locations such as nuclear power plants is prohibited in principle. However, this did not prevent Greenpeace from carrying out an operation seven years ago, during which it managed to fly over several French power plants and even crash a drone into one of them.

Airports manage their own security. Seven of them have drone detection systems, and four more will soon be equipped with them…”

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