Worth reading the report itself, linked from the article: https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_report_files/2018/New_A

Worth reading the report itself, linked from the article: https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_report_files/2018/New_Assessed_Folder/Airprox%20Report%202018011.pdf https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standa... It's only 4 pages, and explains the situation fairly clearly. Choice quotes: The Airprox occurred on the northern edge of Dartmoor some distance from any notable habitation and therefore in an area where military aircraft can operate to their minimums. Both the drone operator and the F-15E pilot were operating within their regulations which, in the case of the F-15E, was not below 500ft agl. Nevertheless, it is of note that within the UKLFS RAF fast-jets can use a minimum of 250ft MSD although the drone operator perceived that the F15s were extremely close to his drone, in actuality they appeared to have had sufficient separation after discussion about the likely separation between the two air systems, it was agreed that the circumstances were probably best described as a sighting report, with the risk assessed as Category E, normal safety standards and procedures had pertained. Nevertheless, the Board agreed that the drone operator had been right to raise a report with his concerns and thanked him for doing so because it had provided useful discussion points about the integration of drones and military fast-jets. To be clear, nowhere in the report does it say "near-miss", or that the risk was "high" (these were the words of the drone operator, not the board). A high risk would correspond to a Category A assessment, which is basically the opposite of what happened. Edit: Also, "no blame nor any lessons to be learned" is a curious characterisation given that the military flight was booked through CADS, the Centralised Aviation Data Service, which is mandatory for low altitude military flights but not currently used by police drone units. There was substantial discussion about the police checking CADS in future or booking their operations through CADS. The military are also considering integrating the existing Drone Assist location sharing system into a future unified CADS replacement.