BREAKING: The UK has discovered that the Royal Navy's new spy drone...
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Aug 10, 2026
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BREAKING: The UK has discovered that the Royal Navy's new spy drone fleet planned for the Strait of Hormuz and multiple Gulf spy missions against Iran have been secretly transmitting data from the drone's primary camera to China since March, per The Telegraph.
The £12M K3 Scout multirole uncrewed surface vessel (drone boat) fleet built by Kraken Technology had cameras with Chinese-made components transmitting "heartbeat communications" to an IP address in China, with cameras remaining active even when the drones were switched off.
The compromised cameras were also near highly sensitive meetings between senior UK special forces staff, and preparations for Britain's Gulf plans against Iran had been conducted on the compromised drones.
The same K3 Scout model has also been purchased by US Special Operations Command.
The £12M K3 Scout multirole uncrewed surface vessel (drone boat) fleet built by Kraken Technology had cameras with Chinese-made components transmitting "heartbeat communications" to an IP address in China, with cameras remaining active even when the drones were switched off.
The compromised cameras were also near highly sensitive meetings between senior UK special forces staff, and preparations for Britain's Gulf plans against Iran had been conducted on the compromised drones.
The same K3 Scout model has also been purchased by US Special Operations Command.