Royal Navy tests quantum tech on drone sub Excalibur
The Royal Navy has completed a major trial of quantum navigation technology on its uncrewed submarine testbed XV Excalibur, the service stated.
Rolls-Royce opens Cardiff hub for nuclear sub work
Rolls-Royce Submarines has opened a new engineering office in Cardiff that will create more than 100 skilled jobs and support work on the UK’s Dreadnought and AUKUS submarine programmes.
Plans to upgrade deadly torpedo move forward
The £500m plan includes an option for full production to refurbish existing Sting Ray Mod 1 lightweight torpedoes to the new Mod 2 configuration.
British carrier strike group enters Mediterranean
The Carrier Strike Group of HMS Prince of Wales has entered the Mediterranean following a five-month deployment across the Indo-Pacific, marking the homeward phase of Operation Highmast, one of the Royal Navy’s most extensive missions in recent years.
Royal Navy ship ‘surrounded’ by drone boat swarm
Five uncrewed boats remotely piloted from 500 miles away surrounded HMS Tyne during a three-day demonstration off the Scottish coast.
Lockheed invests in Saildrone to arm USVs
Larger Saildrone designs are being developed to support heavier payloads, including a Mk70 vertical launch system and thin line towed arrays.
Findlay: SNP ‘hostility’ damaging Scotland’s defence sector
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has accused the SNP Government of neglecting Scotland’s defence and industrial base during a visit to Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard.
Findlay: Independence would ‘put Scottish shipyards at risk’
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has accused the SNP Government of neglecting Scotland’s defence and industrial base during a visit to Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard.
US wants UK to focus on Europe but stay ready for Pacific
Lauren Speranza, Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, told peers that Washington expects Britain to assume a stronger leadership role in NATO.
Industry warn UK lags China’s pace in submarine building
During a Defence Committee hearing, Fred Thomas MP highlighted that Beijing launched "four submarines last year" and could build "as many as 80 boats over the next decade".
