British troops are preparing to battle Russia’s military might with a fleet of commercial drones costing less than £1,000 each.
The spies-in-the-sky, a popular gift for families last Christmas, are being deployed for the first time by the Army as it begins its biggest war games for 17 years.
Russian separatists have been using similar drones in eastern Ukraine to pinpoint enemy positions before launching devastating artillery attacks.
The war games, titled Saif Sareea 3 and held in Oman, are preparing soldiers to fight nations which have much stronger military forces than Britain.
British armed forces have shrunk significantly since the last major joint exercise with Oman, Saif Sareea 2, in 2001. Then Britain deployed four times as much manpower and naval shipping and twice
