Multi-million pound Army drones lost over sea

Two multi-million pound British Army drones crashed after taking off from a base in mid Wales, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. The unmanned Watchkeeper aircraft were lost in the Irish Sea earlier this year, leading commanders to temporarily ground the entire fleet. Flight trials resumed at Aberporth Airport in Ceredigion in early July. The crashes are the latest in a series of accidents and delays to have hit the Army's new spy planes. The MoD ordered 54 Watchkeepers in 2005 as part of an £847m deal.