UK Navy forced to strip out internet connectivity from drones after finding it sent 'heartbeat communications' to China

Navy drones secretly sent signals to China for several monthsKraken admits it lost confidence in its own drone platformChinese-made camera parts were fitted without proper origin checksThe Royal Navy has stripped internet connectivity from a fleet of K3 Scout surveillance drones after cameras were found sending signals to China.A routine cyber vulnerability assessment uncovered so-called heartbeat communications passing between the drones' cameras and an IP address located in China.The vessels,