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AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)

Medium-altitude long-endurance surveillance unmanned aerial system selected by UK Ministry of Defence to succeed the Watchkeeper. Equipped with AI-powered ISR capabilities.

AR5 by TEKEVER · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

Track AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)

Tekever AR5 drones operate over the English Channel on behalf of UK Border Force, flown from Lydd and Dover. Provide surveillance feeding Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Border Force.

Safety record

No incidents on record for AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
AR5
Company
TEKEVER
Location
English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)
Status
operational
First seen
2023-01-01
ID
9f61fc7c-93e7-4186-8a69-a032b27a0abc

Timeline

  1. Jan 2023
    First recorded
    AR5 first documented operating at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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AR5 operates in English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK). Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.wired.com/story/uk-drones-migrants-english-channel/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-industry-publication
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Methodology surface for AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK).

Common questions

What is the AR5 deployment at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)?
AR5, built by TEKEVER, is recorded as a deployment at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK) on the DEPLOY registry. TEKEVER operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)?
TEKEVER, the manufacturer of AR5, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the AR5 deployment at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AR5 deployment at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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