Britain’s DragonFire laser system has shot down high-speed drones during new trials at the Ministry of Defence Hebrides range, as a £316 million contract is awarded to MBDA to supply the Royal Navy from 2027.
HMS Prince of Wales and her air wing of F 35 jets have completed the first of two major NATO exercises in the Mediterranean, marking a key step in the UK’s commitment to European security.
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Prince of Wales now carries 24 UK F-35B Lightning jets, the largest number ever assembled on either of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
Five uncrewed surface vessels were remotely piloted from 500 miles away as part of a major Royal Navy trial testing autonomous boat operations in a simulated escort mission.
Infleqtion has successfully demonstrated the world’s first deployment of a quantum optical atomic clock on an underwater autonomous vehicle, in collaboration with the Royal Navy and MSubs.
The Royal Navy’s lightweight supersonic missile, Martlet, has completed extensive trials and is now fully operational for front-line use.
The Royal Navy’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Agamemnon, has submerged for the first time during a successful ‘trim dive’ conducted at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
The UK Ministry of Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to develop a concept for a carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle for the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers under the Vanquish programme.
The Sea Venom missile has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), allowing Wildcat helicopters to carry and deploy the weapon on front-line operations.
HMS Somerset launched the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during Exercise Aegir 25 off Norway’s Arctic coast, alongside allied forces from Norway and Poland, the Royal Navy said in a statement.
His Majesty King Charles III has commissioned HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy’s newest Astute class nuclear-powered attack submarine, during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.
The Royal Navy has declared two drone systems ready for front-line operations to support warships and Royal Marines.
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