British drone secrets stolen from Paris train station

When the Dassault executive returned to a self-service ticket machine after
helping his colleague “his briefcase had disappeared”, said the
source.

“His attention had been purposefully diverted. It was not a random theft.
We have to determine whether the thieves were targeting confidential
documents on the drone project or other valuables in the briefcase.”

The person who hassled the woman disappeared almost immediately, and has not
been seen since. He is described as being in his 30s. Whoever took the
briefcase was not seen at all.

While the police insisted that a highly sophisticated operation by a spy
agency could not be ruled out, Dassault said it was “probabably a
random theft”.

The company has confirmed that a briefcase belonging to an employee was taken,
but insisted that it did not contain any “sensitive documents”.
The Dassault spokesman added: “It was basically a petty theft, like so
many others at the station.” adding that the incident was captured on
security cameras.

Last Friday David Cameron arrived in Paris to attend a bilateral defence
agreement in which he discussed the research and development project
involving Dassault and BAE Systems with President Nicolas Szrkozy.

In what was described as a “highly sensitive tie-up” by diplomatic
sources, it was revealed that the companies would be working on a
medium-altitude long-endurance drone for reconnaissance.

It would be available for flights from 2020, while a combat version complete
with weapons would be ready by 2030, said a French defence ministry
spokesman.

France and Britain’s plan to develop a new generation of fighter drones is
their biggest collaboration since they agreed to closer military cooperation
last year.

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