UK Ministry of defense has purchased drones don't fly in the rain

Unmanned vehicles desert hawk iii purchased by the british military in 2007, unable to fly in rain, RIA Novosti reported the newspaper the sunday times. According to the newspaper, the drones were purchased 10 years ago for use in Afghanistan and Iraq. "For the purchase of a drone 221 british ministry of defense spent 11. 8 million pounds, 3. 3 million were allocated for maintenance," reads the article. Desert hawk "Regularly used for training exercises in the uk" and sent to Estonia, where there are british units in the framework of the NATO mission. However, during rain drones are useless – they lose orientation and crash. They can't navigate in space, so you first accelerate and then begin to dive, which usually does not lead to anything good, told the newspaper military source. According to him, in some cases, "Because of the unreliability of drones had to engage a private firm that provides private aircraft". The newspaper notes that lockheed martin, which manufactures these drones, offers its customers modification, able to act practically in any weather.