UK Border Surveillance Drone Found Burning on Motorway Roadside

Firefighters were called between Junction 13 for Folkestone and Junction 12 for Cheriton for a ‘vehicle fire’, but found the overturned drone on fire at 2pm.

Home Office branding was seen on the bottom of the craft. Eye witnesses reported seeing the registration number 'G-TEKE' on the drone.

FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft is a Tekever AR5 Evolution MK2, worth up to £450,000, commonly used by the Home Office for surveillance over the English Channel.

Kent Fire Services said two fire engines attended, and crews discovered that a small remote-controlled aircraft, being transported in a vehicle, had caught alight.

Firefighters used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported.

Source: Metro