Commandos operate drone swarms in UK military first

Published on April 4, 2024



Swarms of drones have been operated underwater on the sea and in the air in a first for the UK armed forces.

Royal Marines Commandos have been carrying out the training raids on missile and radar installations both at the Electronic Warfare Tactics facility at RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria and at Lulworth Cove in Dorset.

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