HII showcases REMUS and ROMULUS at CNE
HII is showcased its REMUS and ROMULUS at #CNE2026, marking 25 years of the REMUS UUV family and highlighting its role in the Royal Navy's hybrid fleet through the Babcock ARMOR Force partnership.
Beehive may be another Dreadnought moment
The Royal Navy officer running Project Beehive will tell you he doesn't know where autonomous surface warfare is heading, that this uncertainty is itself the strategy, and that we are living through another Dreadnought moment.
BMT sets out how hybrid navy will transform command at sea
BMT has published a paper at #CNE2026 arguing that the shift to a hybrid navy will change command at sea more fundamentally than any development since Admiral Fisher's reforms.
Royal Navy tests killer drone-helicopter team in Norway
Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters teamed with drones from 700X Squadron to hunt fast attack boats and defeat simulated missile attacks during weeks of exercises in the Norwegian fjords.
Babcock’s Hine calls for ‘commanded autonomy’ at CNE 2026
Babcock's Sir Nick Hine made the case for "commanded autonomy" at #CNE2026, arguing humans must remain firmly in control of intent, authorisation and accountability.
CiS unveils autonomous drone dock for moving ships
CiS claims a world first at #CNE2026, a fully autonomous drone dock that can launch and recover a UAS from a moving ship without any operator intervention.
British firm RAD launches vessel autonomy system
RAD has launched its Autonomy Core remote vessel control system at #CNE2026, as the company expands into defence with a product designed to support hybrid fleet ambitions.
First Sea Lord: drones are now ‘dominant and decisive’
Drones and autonomy have rapidly become the dominant and decisive factor in the modern battlefield says First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins at #CNE2026.
Navantia UK unveils autonomous warship concept
Navantia UK has unveiled a large autonomous warship concept at #CNE2026, as the company pushes to become a key supplier for the Royal Navy's hybrid fleet of the future.
France beats UK in Sweden frigate contest
Sweden has selected France's Naval Group to supply four frigates for its Luleå class programme, passing over a competing British bid from Babcock.
