Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCameras on Royal Navy K3 Scout surveillance drones were discovered to be sending "heartbeat communications" to a system located in China according to The Telegraph.The transmissions reportedly only confirmed the camera's online status and normal functioning, but the incident has sparked wider concerns regarding the security of military drone components. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the issue was identified during a "routine cyber vulnerability assessment" and said that a thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data or systems being compromised. The K3 Scout drones are manufactured by the British company Kraken Technology Group, though the cameras themselves were supplied by a third party that had given security assurances. The Royal Navy has purchased 20 K3 drones for its Operation Beehive project, planning to use them for various tasks including surveillance and force protection.In fullRoyal Navy drone cameras linked to China raise security concernsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Royal Navy drone cameras ‘sent communications to China’
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCameras on Royal Navy K3 Scout surveillance drones were discovered to be sending "heartbeat communications" to a system located in China according to The Telegraph.The transmissions reportedly only confirmed the camera's online status and normal functioning, but the incident has sparked wider concerns regarding the security of military drone components. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the issue was identified during a "routine cyber vulnerability assessment" and said that a thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data or systems being compromised. The K3 Scout drones are manufactured by the British company Kraken Technology Group, though the cameras themselves were supplied by a third party that had given security assurances. The Royal Navy has purchased 20 K3 drones for its Operation Beehive project, planning to use them for various tasks including surveillance and force protection.In fullRoyal Navy drone cameras linked to China raise security concernsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
