Flight of fancy: Fallon spends £10million on two solar-powered spy drones

‘Solar-powered surveillance drones capable of continuous flight for more than a month are to be the latest high-tech purchase by British intelligence, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced on Tuesday.

The British government will sign a £10.6 million (US$15.4 million) deal with UK defense contractor Qinetiq to procure two new prototypes of the Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) later this week.

The spy drones can fly above the weather at 70,000ft (21,300 meters) for 45 days at a time. Solar panels power the aircraft during the day and charge lithium-sulfur batteries which are used at night.’

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