Royal Navy drone boats are "ready to be deployed" in UK waters to intercept prowling Russian spy ships.The 1st Autonomous Squadron, commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Base last Thursday, will deploy dozens of remotely controlled Kraken 3 craft in UK waters.Vice-Admiral Steve Moorhouse, the Fleet Commander, said the boats would begin operations imminently."These will operate in UK home waters as soon as possible, before the end of the year. We're basically good to go," he told The Times. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The £12.3million programme, known as Project Beehive, is the first time autonomous surface vessels have been integrated into frontline Royal Navy operations to combat rising Russian interference around Britain's...
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