Royal Navy to trial drones for transporting supplies between ships

Each drone to be used for the trials has eight rotor blades, an endurance of between 20 and 40 minutes, and the ability to lift up to 68 kg. It needs a team of two, one remote pilot and a second to monitor the drone's command unit, and it can be flown manually or autonomously to designated waypoints even with underslung cargo.

Built by private company Malloy, the new drones were created as a result of a research and development project led by the Ministry of Defence to accelerate its use of new technology.