# World-first airdrop of an autonomous drone boat into rough seas

> In a world first, the Royal Air Force airdropped an autonomous drone boat from a military transport aircraft. Part of the Royal Navy's Project Beehive, a Kraken Technologies K3 SCOUT vehicle was parachuted from an…

- **Source:** [Newatlas](https://newatlas.com/military/world-first-airdrop-autonomous-drone-boat-royal-air-force/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5cebe9d5baf9b7b68afaba)
- **Published:** 2026-07-19
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #surface #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5cebe9d5baf9b7b68afaba

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