The UK Navy is conducting intense military testing with 40 combat sea drones off the west coast of Scotland. They are being used to test a new type of anti-submarine warfare drone called an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). “In Britain at the present time, any suggestion that the Trident replacement system may prove to be a non-starter is met with considerable opposition from defense sources, and not a little anger at the way the issue keeps surfacing, so to speak,” he said. Professor Paul Rogers, a top academic in security issues, has voiced 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 enemy detection.
The UK Navy is conducting intense military testing with 40 combat sea drones off the west coast of Scotland. They are being used to test a new type of anti-submarine warfare drone called an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Professor Paul Rogers, a top academic in security issues, has voiced 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 enemy detection.