The newly formed RN Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office (DCTO) merges NavyX, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), and the Navy AI Cell into a single organisation.More
For the first time, logistics UAVs will be integrated into a UK Carrier Strike Group operations, delivering stores between vessels when the task force leaves for the CSG25 deployment later this month.More
In the past few days, HMS Dauntless has completed a high-intensity live-fire training exercise off the Welsh coast, engaging a range of uncrewed air and surface threats in preparation for participation in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG25) deployment to the Indo-Pacific.More
There are now at least three navies that have acquired or are developing ‘flat-top’ carriers designed specifically to carry uncrewed air systems. Here we look at some of these projects and the implications of this trend.
In February, the Royal Navy received its first serial production Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) system—an advanced suite of technologies designed to locate, classify and neutralise naval mines, operated either autonomously or via remote control.
CETUS, first Extra Large Underwater Autonomous Vehicle (XLUAV) technology demonstrator to be owned by the RN was launched in Plymouth this week. More
In this guest article, Captain Adrian Pierce RN(Rtd) takes an overview of developments to secure the undersea battlespace.
The Peregrine Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) has been deployed from HMS Lancaster for the first time during live operations in the Middle East.
The Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) plans to build Multifunction Support Ships (MSS) to bolster the presence and firepower of its conventional surface fleet. Here we look at this innovative solution and its potential implications for other navies.