UK Carrier Drone Plan Advances Without Catapults The UK carrier drone plan has moved forward under a revised approach that drops the …
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AUKUS Nations Expand Autonomous Maritime Trials And Exercises For 2026
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readAUKUS Nations Advance Autonomous Maritime Technology Plans For 2026 The AUKUS autonomous maritime systems program is set to expand in 2026 as …
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UK Sells Former HMS Enterprise To Bangladesh Strengthening Maritime Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readUK Sells Former HMS Enterprise To Bangladesh The United Kingdom has formally sold the former Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise to …
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Royal Navy Moves to Buy Up to 15 Teledyne Underwater Gliders in Multi-Million Pound Deal
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readRoyal Navy Plans Deal for More Teledyne Underwater Gliders The Royal Navy is preparing to award a contract for additional Teledyne underwater …
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Royal Navy Pilot Wins Historic Safety Award After Saving £2.5M Drone Helicopter
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readA Royal Navy drone pilot has been recognized with the first aircrew commendation ever awarded to a remote aircraft operator after preventing …
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UK Weighs Expanded Underwater Protection for Naval Bases
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUK Explores Stronger Underwater Protection for Naval Bases Britain is reviewing options to strengthen underwater protection for naval bases and ports as …
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Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopters Control Drones Mid-Flight in UK Defense First
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 8 minutes readRoyal Navy Achieves Breakthrough in Helicopter-Drone Integration The Royal Navy has successfully demonstrated helicopter-drone integration capabilities during trials that transformed a Wildcat …
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UK Awards 40-Million-Pound Sonobuoy Contract to Boost Royal Navy Merlin ASW Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUK Sonobuoy Contract for Royal Navy Merlin Anti-Sub Force The UK sonobuoy contract awarded by the Ministry of Defence will see Ultra …
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UK Studies Aster 30 Integration for Mk 41 Launchers on Royal Navy Warships
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readUK Studies Aster 30 Integration for Mk 41 Launchers The UK Ministry of Defence has launched a formal study into integrating the …
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Royal Navy Trials Helicopter-Drone Teaming for Martlet Missile Engagements
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readUK Navy Tests Wildcat Helicopter Drone Teaming for Martlet Missile Strikes The Royal Navy has carried out integration trials showing how a …