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Royal Navy using drones to inspect its warships

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The Royal Navy is carrying out a trail to use drones for inspecting hard to reach areas using HMS Diamond.

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Inspection time has been cut to a matter of hours as the need for scaffolding, cherry-pickers and ladders diminishes.

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