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The UK Navy wants to use this cheap, eco-friendly system against drones — high-pressure fire hoses chosen to protect nuclear submarine fleet as 'last line of defence'

Royal Navy sailors trained to fight off drones using water jets

Tarun Mottlia

Via TechRadar

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The UK Navy wants to use this cheap, eco-friendly system against drones — high-pressure fire hoses chosen to protect nuclear submarine fleet as 'last line of defence'
Image: (Image credit: U.S. Navy photo by Neil Boorjian Vis Defence Scoop)

Britain's nuclear submarine crews are training to fight drones using water

Fire hoses provide emergency protection when drones breach naval security

Each Vanguard submarine costs approximately £4 billion despite its basic defences

British sailors are receiving training to repel hostile drones using powerful water jets aboard nuclear submarines stationed at a naval installation in Scotland.

The unconventional approach provides a relatively inexpensive and environmentally friendly defensive option for vessels facing potential aerial attacks while docked or operating above water.

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