THE UK Department of Defence have forked out more than €1.03 million on drones for use both at home and on overseas missions over the past four years.The Defence Forces use sophisticated Orbiter 2 drones, which are designed for day or night operation and for covert operations. Records show that €618,575 has been spent since the beginning of 2018 on maintenance of the Defence Forces’ armoury of spy drones.
Another €170,000 was spent on a course to train up instructors on their use while nearly €70,000 was paid out for batteries.
The Defence Forces’ total spend on drone technology was €857,455 in the time since January 2018.
Just over €18,000 was spent by the Naval Service on unmanned aerial vehicles during the same period, according to records released under FOI...MORE
