# AR5 at English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK): deployment

Canonical ID: `9f61fc7c-93e7-4186-8a69-a032b27a0abc`

[Tekever](/companies/tekever.md) [AR5](/models/tekever-ar5.md) 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.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** tekever-ar5-dover-kent-united-kingdom
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [AR5](/models/tekever-ar5.md) (id: `be30eb8b-094e-4c84-914f-6e8f694bbb59`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [TEKEVER](/companies/tekever.md) (id: `c40cb161-bb24-4ecc-bf5b-7aa1dcdbe38f`)
- **Location:** [English Channel (Dover/Lydd, UK)](/locations/dover-kent-united-kingdom.md) (id: `2283e0c2-2b2e-4ddd-a532-7d09d1434e08`)
- **First seen:** 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.wired.com/story/uk-drones-migrants-english-channel/

## 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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