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The Ministry of Defence has signed a new £1.5bn contract to bolster technology and testing projects, including the firing of Sea Viper missiles and test drills of the DragonFire laser weapon.

Billions ploughed into drones and laser weapons for destroyers

A new office has been set up to oversea the development of new technologies for the Royal Navy, with personnel using the Portsmouth ship XV Patrick Blackett as a testbed for new platforms.

Cutting-edge new Navy team forms up to test new weapons and technology

Camping is enjoyed by more people than ever in the UK

Camping kit list: Tried and tested camping tech for outdoor adventures

Banshee Jet 80+ drones, which were used as targets during exercises to prepare for the HMS Prince of Wales carrier strike group deployment, have been retired from the Royal Navy.

Jet-powered drones that can travel up to 400mph retired - why

Drug dealer lobs bin bag of heroin over fence during police raid

Drug dealer throws £10k cocaine over a fence as cops raid home

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

Cutting-edge Malloy T-150 drones will be utilised during HMS Prince of Wales' deployment to the Indo-Pacific region, a nine month operation where sailors will visit Japan, Australia and elsewhere.

Cutting-edge drones to be used on HMS Prince of Wales deployment

HMS Dauntless, a Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer, recently had to defend against a "sustained series of drone attacks" while completing a live-fire exercise off the coast of Wales - with aircraft being shot down.

"Impressive" HMS Dauntless shoots down barrage of drones - pictures

Liam Ainslie reached speeds exceeding 130mph in a stolen car during a police chase on the A19.

Fleeing car thief gets outwitted by drone after 130mph police chase

Fratton Park

Portsmouth vs Plymouth Argyle by drone

Southsea by drone

Sea defence Southsea looking amazing in the sunshine along Southsea

"Game-changing" mini helicopter drone Peregrine has been tested for the first time during narcotics operations conducted by HMS Lancaster off the coast of Bahrain.

"Game-changing" mini helicopter drone works wonders on drug busting op

It's been a huge year for testing tech

Top 10 tech of 2024: Our reviewer’s favourite gadgets of this year

The DJI Neo uses AI to lock on to a person and follow them around

Check out the unbelievable new price of this DJI self-flying drone

A British Army Wolfhound vehicle, on which a laser weapon was mounted and fired for the first time in a successful test which saw the "ground-breaking technology" destroy flying drones.

"Ground-breaking" laser weapon destroys flying drones

A police investigation is underway after a drone was seized after flying close to HMS Prince of Wales and inside a flight restriction zone in Liverpool during an official visit.

Investigation launched after drone flies near HMS Prince of Wales
Police have launched an investigation after a drone was confiscated after flying near the Royal Navy flagship.
Freddie Webb

A drone was confiscated by police while the Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales visited Liverpool.

Mystery drone which flew close to HMS Prince of Wales seized

HMS Queen Elizabeth will be returning to Portsmouth following a visit to Hamburg, Germany.

HMS Queen Elizabeth's return home to city delayed after Germany visit

An un-crewed Pacific 24 rigid inflatable boat was remotely controlled from Royal Navy experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett while the pair sailed off the coast of Portsmouth.

Ground-breaking tests: Autonomous boat sails past city

HMS Queen Elizabeth was tailed by an unidentified drone as she was leaving the German port of Hamburg.

Drones seen flying over air bases after stalking HMS Queen Elizabeth

The force fired its new Martlet missile from a Wildcat combat helicopter to take down a drone flying at hundreds of miles an hour over the Bristol Channel.

Deadly helicopter missile shoots down drone in landmark test

Some unexpected items on the middle aisles as part of Aldi's early Black Friday Specialbuys event

Aldi early Black Friday Specialbuys include a TV and drone

The DJI Neo uses AI to lock on to a person and follow them around

We test a bargain drone that flies itself and follows you around

South Parade Pier has been transformed into a film set as A-listers including Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller shoot scenes for Project Hail Mary.

Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak

Drone footage shows South Parade Pier as film set

Anker's Prime Charger can hurl out a massive 240 watts across its six ports

We test the cleverest desktop charger on the market

Suspects located by drone in dark undergrowth.

Watch: Suspects located by drone in dark undergrowth

Fascinating footage shows police training drone pilots - in a children's soft play centre.

Watch as drones fly through soft play area during police exercise
Fascinating footage shows police training drone pilots - in a children's soft play centre.
Lucinda Herbert

Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of moorland blaze in Yorkshire

Drone footage shows devastating aftermath of moorland blaze

Basking shark spotted off the coast of Scotland in Ayrshire

Terror as paddleboarder crosses paths with '10 metre' shark

HMS Duncan eliminated an aerial threat while on deployment in the Mediterranean alongside an RAF Typhoon jet.

Dangerous "aerial threat" eliminated by HMS Duncan near RAF base

Apple AirPod Pros are among the best early tech deals in Prime Day. Photo: Ming Yeung/Getty Images

8 fantastic early Prime Day gadget deals, according to out tech expert

The Jackery Explorer 100 Plus

This is one of the first gadgets I'll pack when I go camping this year

Millionaire Graham Wildin, 70, continuously defied court orders to knock down his illegal 10,000sq/ft leisure complex - and has even served jail time over it.

Roof gets torn off giant illegally-built man-cave

Smoke covering the M275 following a huge fire in Tipner this morning

WATCH: Dramatic footage shows smoke covering the M275 after huge fire

The sensational images and drone footage showcasing Portsmouth’s completed South Stand gantry and ongoing £15m Fratton Park overhaul - from drone photography specialist Marcin Jedrysiak (MJ Photography -https://www.marcinjedrysiakphotography.com/).

Sensational footage showcasing Pompey’s TV gantry and £15m overhaul

WATCH: Scorching weather leaves Southsea Common dry and yellow

A man who made thousands of number plates to sell to criminals to use on cars involved in crimes ranging from attempted murder to burglaries has today been jailed for more than three years.

Watch: Fake number plate crook wanted by police hides out in his shed

firefighters tackle blaze at Warbreck Hill Road

Watch: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former DWP office

Alannah and Mila with the team from Drone To Home who used their drones to help find her.

Watch: Drone finds missing dog - and captures emotional reunion

What DragonFire could look like when fired from a Royal Navy warship. Repeated drone attacks from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Picture: Royal Navy

Destructive laser weapon to be installed on Royal Navy warship

Drone pilot and dog handler link up to arrest a suspect.

Watch police drone pilot and dog handler find suspect

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth are both currently in Portsmouth. Pictured is HMS Prince of Wales heading for her USA deployment. Picture: Ben Mitchell/PA

Both aircraft carriers remain in Portsmouth amid worldwide tensions

Grant Schapps (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Royal Navy ship avoids Houthi attack in Red Seas

Giles Dalby has been convicted in court after crashing a drone at a live music concert.

Drone crashes into stage at beach concert

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH operating off the coast of Norway while on Nato deployment. Reports say an unidentified drone was shot down after flying over the vessel while operating in Sweden. Picture: AS1 Amber Mayall RAF/RN.

Unidentified drone which flew over HMS Queen Elizabeth shot down

Father’s Day UK gift guide - the best presents for every Dad

Father’s Day UK gift guide - the best presents for every Dad

The ‘drone’ sightings at Gatwick Airport on Sunday may have been party balloons. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Gatwick ‘drone’ may have been party balloons

Gatwick Airport was forced to close and planes diverted after a suspected drone was spotted near the runway on Sunday. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Gatwick Airport forced to close over suspected drone near runway

An easyjet flight was involved in a near miss with an illegal drone

UK easyJet flight in narrow miss with illegal drone at 5,000ft

Video from Avon and Somerset Drone Team shows stranded dog's tail wagging with joy as fire crews abseil down to recuse him from a cliff face

Video shows moment a dog was saved from cliff face

North Korea ‘greatly satisfied’ with underwater attack drone tests able to cause ‘radioactive tsunami’

North Korea test underwater drone with nuclear capabilities

Ikea automated drone

Ikea launch automated drones working in stores

Snoop Dogg will go on stage in Leeds this year

Watch as Snoop Dogg was greeted at airport by Still D.R.E. on bagpipes

The US military has released dramatic footage of a Russian jet crashing into one of its drones over the Black Sea, after the Kremlin's denial that its SU-27 clipped the propeller of the drone

Video of Russian jet crashing into US military drone released

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea after dumping ‘environmentally unsound’ fuel (Credit: Getty Images)

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea

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