The drone, which was originally used by the military for scouting, is 1m wide and can record images from a height of 500m.
The spy plane’s launch comes amid growing concern that Britain is turning into an Orwellian society with CCTV cameras spreading to low-crime areas.
Hampshire’s deputy chief constable, Ian Readhead, voiced his reservations on the BBC’s Politics Show, saying that he did not want to live in a country with surveillance cameras on every street corner.
There are roughly 4.2 million CCTV cameras in the UK, which equates to one for every 14 people.
