RN drones in anti-smuggling drive

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The Puma drone is cheaper than using a helicopter and helps keep the ship out of harm's way (Picture: R
Drones could play a ‘key role’ in tracking drug runners and smugglers after successful trials with the Navy’s newest class of ships in the Channel, the Royal Navy has said.

HMS Tamar used small Puma aircraft during trials with the Royal Marines and the Met Police as the ship practised for ‘constabulary duties’ ahead of its first deployment this summer.

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