UK Navy forced to strip out internet connectivity from drones after finding it sent 'heartbeat communications' to China
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- ▪ UK's Royal Navy sea drones contain component that secretly sent data to China, report claims — government cuts camera connectivity and insists data wasn’t sensitive, only ‘heartbeat communications’ — Tom's Hardware
- ▪ Sources: the UK Royal Navy removed internet connectivity from its drones' cameras, after finding they sent "heartbeat communications" to an IP address in China (Richard Holmes/Telegraph) — Techmeme
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0000 |
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Pro UK Navy forced to strip out internet connectivity from drones after finding it sent 'heartbeat communications' to China News By Efosa Udinmwen Published 11 August 2026 2 min read British Navy drone used cameras with Chinese components that sent data to Beijing When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: The telegraph) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Navy drones secretly sent signals to China for several monthsKraken admits it lost confidence in its own drone platformChinese-made camera parts were fitted without proper origin checksThe Royal Navy…
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