Brétigny-sur-OrgeFrance lets approved infrastructure operators shoot down drones.
Eurelectric’s secretary general Kristian Ruby calls heating outages this winter from hybrid attacks a possibility.
France plans to give its state power utility and railway a catalogue of approved jammers and interceptor drones.
Bringing down a drone could injure people or damage property, and the right to order a response remains legally unclear.
A senior French official says vital sites should be equipped by 2027.
How each outlet framed it
- C4ISRNET
- emphasizes utilities asking for authority to shoot drones down themselves, and Eurelectric's warning of winter heating outages from hybrid attacks
Sources: C4ISRNET