Royal Navy Kraken K3 USV cameras flagged for China-linked data transmissions

A cyber assessment found situational-awareness cameras on Royal Navy Kraken K3 Scout unmanned surface vessels were sending "heartbeat" traffic to an IP address in China, prompting the MOD to remove internet connectivity from the cameras. While not a new weapon, it highlights an operationally relevant battlefield/operational-security vulnerability and a mitigation step (air-gapping/isolating subsystems) for deployed unmanned platforms.