Fleet Air Arm centenary: looking ahead to the next 100 years
In this guest article, Stuart Dee and Charlotte Kleberg summarise the challenges ahead for Royal Navy aviation.More
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First Sea Lord will not run from the challenge of fixing the Royal Navy
In a gossipy article, The Times reports that the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, has told colleagues he does not intend to apply for the Chief of Defence Staff role as he believes he can’t fix the navy due to the lack of resources and is expected to resign in the summer.
Proteus uncrewed helicopter unveiled ahead of flight testing later this year
Leonardo UK has revealed more about the Proteus technology demonstrator aircraft, developed for the Royal Navy which will undergo flight testing in mid-2025.
A year in review – The Royal Navy in 2024
In this article we look back at a difficult year for the RN, summarising the key events, achievements and issues for the Naval Service in 2024.
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Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon successfully demonstrated in the UK
The British Army, working with Thales, DE&S and Dstl have tested an RFDEW demonstrator. Although a project initially focused on the land domain, this technology has the potential for naval use as a low-cost counter-UAS system.More
Up close with HERNE – BAE Systems’ XLUAV concept
BAE Systems has self-funded the development of HERNE – an Extra-Large Uncrewed Autonomous Vehicle (XLUAV). Here we take a detailed look at this adaptable submarine platform intended for a variety of undersea naval missions.
Is the Royal Navy in a terminal or temporary decline?
On 20th November the government announced that it would be decommissioning 5 more ships. Here we look in detail at the context and future impacts of these choices.
NavyX – introducing new technology to the Royal Navy fleet
NavyX sits within the RN’s Develop Directorate and is responsible for testing and trialling new technology with them aim of delivering new capabilities to the fleet faster than by traditional routes. Here we take an overview of NavyX’s work.
The Royal Navy wants three new-build mine hunting motherships
It has emerged that the RN plans to acquire up to three ‘survivable, non-complex warships’ designed from the outset to be motherships for autonomous mine-hunting boats.
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