the development of military-directed energy weapons, optical communications, and various other technologies that would prove beneficial to the Iranian aerospace industry.also found that scientists in the UK collaborated with Iranian researchers to investigate the potential use of unmanned aerial vehicles as mobile base stations for extending the reach of communication systems. They explored special alloys for military aircraft and coatings for upgrading armor plating.
“It’s clear that the IRGC controls Iran’s drone programs, and that these weapons are being used by the Russians in Putin’s war on Ukraine," said Lord Polak, President of Conservative Friends of Israel, in response to the news, "That it has a presence in British universities is yet more evidence — not that any should be needed — that we should have banned the IRGC a long time ago,” he added.
Former Tory cabinet minister David Davis MP said: “There is little point in having a sanctions regime unless the relevant government departments monitor and enforce it properly.“ "It should not be possible for researchers at British universities to effectively assist the Iranian state in enhancing its weapons systems which may be deployed against our allies, or even our own soldiers.," he added.