An unmanned military drone has been spotted circling the coast of west Wales near Llangrannog. The Thales Watchkeeper drone used by the British Army is 6.5m long and has a wingspan of 10.9m.
It’s common for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fly over the coastline near to West Wales Airport in Aberporth where they are trialled. Cardigan Bay is a common flight trial region for the aircraft.
Since 2009, the airport has been home to testing of the Thales Watchkeepers. On its website the airport says the “important UK program worth £1 billion has been developed for the British army under contract from the UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) and made its first flight in the UK from the airport in April, 2010”.
