Department of Defence spent over €1m on drones in past four years

The Naval Service bought one DJI Mavic 2 drone for just over €2,000, including kit. File picture: Tobias Schwarz/Getty Images

The Department of Defence has forked out over €1.03m 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 operations and for covert work.