The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there is no evidence to suggest a systems or data breach after the Royal Navy's new sea drones were found to include a Chinese-made component. Advertisement Advertisement"A thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally," an MoD spokesperson said. "Our assurance and testing processes are designed to identify and address potential vulnerabilities early, and we continue to undertake routine security activity across our systems and equipment," the MoD added. The K3 Scout sea drones can remotely carry out surveillance, and according to their supplier, "support a wide range of mission profiles including maritime awareness, force protection, logistics and precision strike". Advertisement AdvertisementThe supplier of the Royal Navy's 20 new K3 sea drones, Kraken, said it was given assurances about security.