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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall and Robert Fox

Brompton e-bike part is 'being used to build drones for UK military', reveals London bike boss

High flyer: the control switch on the Brompton G Line bike is used in military drones - (Brompton)

An electronic device on Brompton’s new electric bike is being used as a part in drones being built for the UK military.

This has resulted in cyclists having to wait months to get their hands on the Greenford-based firm’s new £3,499 “G Line” e-bike because its supplier is too busy building drones for the Army.

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