Anduril Industries—Anduril deployed Maritime Sentry Towers to detect refugee boats in the English Channel
Since at least 2022, the UK Home Office has employed Anduril's Maritime Sentry Towers to detect and help intercept refugees crossing the English Channel in small boats. The towers scan for vessels at a range of over 20km from shore. Privacy International highlighted this as a case of dual-use military surveillance technology being applied to immigration enforcement, raising concerns about the use of military-grade AI surveillance against vulnerable populations seeking asylum.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authoritarian Compliance | +toward | secondary | -0.50 |
| Surveillance Technology | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Privacy International documented Anduril Maritime Sentry Towers deployed in UK Channel for refugee detection
Privacy International published a report on Anduril as a case study of dual-use technology, documenting that the UK Home Office employs Anduril's Maritime Sentry Towers to scan for small boats carrying refugees in the English Channel at a range of over 20km from shore, with the technology playing a key role in detection and interception since at least 2022.