Overview
- Five drones of unknown origin were detected overnight above the base near Brest that services France’s ballistic-missile submarines.
- Marine infantry guarding the site fired multiple anti-drone shots; no damage was reported and it remains unclear whether any craft were hit.
- A prefecture spokesman, cited in French media, said the devices appeared to be small models that did not threaten sensitive infrastructure.
- The highly secured facility is guarded by about 120 gendarmes working with marine infantry, and operations continued as normal.
- The incident follows recent suspicious overflights in the region and across Europe, including roughly 850 sightings logged in Germany this year.