UK’s surveillance drone nearly lost after low-altitude drop in Gulf of Oman 

The Royal Navy has avoided losing a £2.5 million surveillance drone after the aircraft suddenly dropped to just feet above the sea during an autonomous flight off Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster in the Gulf of Oman.

Credit: Royal Navy

The uncrewed helicopter Peregrine was hovering at around 18.2 meters astern of the Type 23 frigate at the end of an otherwise routine two-and-a-half-hour patrol focused on counter-narcotics surveillance when the incident occurred.

According to the Royal Navy...