The Royal Navy has carried out its first ship-to-ship delivery of supplies using an aerial drone, in an historic first for Britain's Senior Service.
The space-aged Malloy T-150 octo-copter flew from flagship HMS Prince of Wales to destroyer HMS Dauntless during the navy's major deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
The robot, built by Maidenhead-based Malloy Aeronautics, lifted off and flew autonomously for a mile before touching down on the £1billion Type 45 destroyer.
Military top brass have set their sights on expanding the use of unmanned drones, which are able to carry critical supplies like spare parts between warships.
It's hoped the rollout of the hi-tech kit will help to slash costs and reduce the reliance upon helicopters to carry out the same tasks.
