The Royal Navy is conducting intense military testing with 40 combat sea drones off the west coast of Scotland . The drones will be used for a variety of purposes , including mine detection . Combat sea drones are undergoing intense military testing in a training exercise off the west coast of Scotland. Professor Paul Rogers , a top academic in security issues , has expressed his concern that the use of these drones will make the oceans ' transparent ' , meaning that Britain 's Trident nuclear weapons will be unable to hide from mine detection .
The Royal Navy is conducting intense military testing with 40 combat sea drones off the west coast of Scotland . The drones will be used for a variety of purposes , including mine detection . Professor Paul Rogers , a top academic in security issues , has expressed his concern that the use of these drones will make the oceans ' transparent ' , meaning that Britain 's Trident nuclear weapons will be unable to hide from mine detection .