Training & Education
Royal Navy tests uncrewed boats in warship escort drill
The Royal Navy has tested five remotely controlled boats in a warship escort exercise off the coast of Scotland, demonstrating the use of uncrewed vessels.
UK’s P2000 fast attack boats join Estonian Navy for Baltic training mission
Four of the Royal Navy’s P2000 fast patrol boats – HMS Pursuer, Express, Puncher and Dasher – have completed joint exercises with the Estonian Navy in the Gulf of Finland.
Royal Navy’s frigate fires NSM during Aegir 25 exercise
A Royal Navy warship has completed the first firing of the naval strike missile (NSM), capable of taking out enemy vessels at ranges of more than 100 miles.
Briggs Marine wins Royal Navy maritime services contract
UK company Briggs Marine has teamed up with Serco as a subcontractor to provide maritime services for the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy tests UUV launch and recovery ops from subs under Project Scylla
The Royal Navy has been undertaking ‘ground-breaking trials’ to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from submarines.
UK using robots to foil underwater threats (VIDEO)
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and industry partners have adapted and tested a commercially available remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for the Royal Navy to prevent sabotage and remove potential threats.
Royal Navy: Puma drone steers Merlin in radar-free trial
The Royal Navy has used a Puma drone to guide a crewed Merlin helicopter during a live operation in the Atlantic, marking the first time unmanned and manned aircraft have worked in tandem in this way.
UK’s HMS Dragon shoots down supersonic missile in ‘historic first’ (VIDEO)
The Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, has destroyed a supersonic missile in a test off the coast of Scotland, in ‘a historic first’ for the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy kicks off major workout as global deployment ramps up
The Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Prince of Wales, has arrived off Italy’s southern coast to begin Exercise Med Strike with NATO allies, starting a major workout as part of its eight-month Indo-Pacific deployment.
UK’s Type 45 destroyer shatters drone swarm threats in live-fire exercise (PHOTOS)
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless successfully shot down swarms of drones in a live-fire exercise.
First-ever launch of uncrewed tech from foreign warship marks new era in Royal Navy ops
The Royal Navy has used uncrewed technology to detect and gather information on underwater threats from an allied warship, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Uraga-class mine countermeasure vessel, for the first time.
Royal Navy deploys mini-helicopter drone for the first time
The Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East.
German Navy to receive training simulators from Rheinmetall
German technology corporation Rheinmetall has received a contract to supply training simulators to the German Navy.
Russia’s Buyan-class corvette conducts exercise in Kaliningrad region, destroys air and sea targets
During a scheduled sea mission, the Buyan-class (Project 21631) small missile ship Grad completed exercises at a combat training range in the Kaliningrad region.