Naval service gets smart to continue vital work
The navy is turning to smart technology to help patrol the 1m sq km of seas for which it is responsible — an enormous area for the eight-ship fleet to cover.
The use of drones, which are relatively small and covert in nature, would help the naval service keep a much closer ‘eye in the sky’ on what’s going on and can be used for several purposes, most notably drug interception and fisheries protection.
