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Young engineers design Royal Navy of the future

The future of the Royal Navy and how it could further embrace autonomous technology, including drones, has been unveiled. Led by a design challenge for young engineers from UK Naval Engineering Science and Technology (UKNEST), the Royal Navy will develop a Future Autonomous Fleet programme that could shape how it operates over the next 50 years. Stemming from the design … [Read more...] about Young engineers design Royal Navy of the future

Patrol ship HMS Severn rejoins the Naval family in ceremony in heart of London

Patrol ship HMS Severn was today officially welcomed back into the Royal Navy family – despite being busy on operations for the past 14 months. Berthed alongside world-famous wartime cruiser HMS Belfast on the Thames near Tower Bridge, the River-class ship was recommissioned in a traditional naval ceremony in the heart of the nation’s capital. A hectic schedule and … [Read more...] about Patrol ship HMS Severn rejoins the Naval family in ceremony in heart of London

Naval fliers help direct aid effort in Haiti

Royal Navy aviators are helping to survey the devastation in Haiti as they fly dawn-to-dusk flights over the earthquake-hit Caribbean country. A helicopter from support ship RFA Wave Knight has been in the air since Friday, flying over parts of the Tiburon Peninsula – epicentre of the quake which struck on Saturday August 14 – to locate villages, towns and infrastructure … [Read more...] about Naval fliers help direct aid effort in Haiti

Babcock International secures contract to support the Irish Naval Service

Babcock International, the aerospace, defence and security company, has been awarded a contract to deliver the installation of a variable speed drive system for the central cooling system on board the Irish Navy’s P60 Samuel Beckett Class. The variable speed drive system was first installed on the central cooling system of the fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel, LÉ George Bernard … [Read more...] about Babcock International secures contract to support the Irish Naval Service

Apivia – stand-out IMOCA performance in the Rolex Fastnet Race

An exceptional example of an extraordinary boat paired up with a hugely talented crew has been the combination of Apivia with doublehanders Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat competing in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race. They arrived in Cherbourg early this morning scoring a resounding win in the 13-strong IMOCA fleet. This came as some small vindication after Dalin suffered victory … [Read more...] about Apivia – stand-out IMOCA performance in the Rolex Fastnet Race

HMS Protector sails for ‘new adventures’ in Antarctica

The Navy’s sole icebreaker HMS Protector today left Plymouth for the Antarctic – her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019. With the UK about to be the focus of international efforts to tackle climate change as it hosts the UN COP26 conference in Glasgow, the unique survey/research ship will continue her work supporting scientists from around the world study the … [Read more...] about HMS Protector sails for ‘new adventures’ in Antarctica

First MOCRA multihull screams into Cherbourg on Rolex Fastnet Race

While it is hard to draw attention in the Rolex Fastnet Race away from the fast and the glamorous at the front end of the fleet, we must spare a thought for the smaller boats among Sunday’s 337 starters. As the mighty Ultime trimaran Maxi Edmond de Rothschild was arriving in Cherbourg having devoured the 695 mile course in just over one day, Alaistair Cooke’s Sigma 36 Sundance … [Read more...] about First MOCRA multihull screams into Cherbourg on Rolex Fastnet Race

Royal Navy officers’ practical training undergoes biggest revamp in decades

Training for the Royal Navy’s officers undergoes one of its biggest changes in decades next month – mirroring the way industry assesses high-flying candidates. No longer will officers face a ‘grilling’ from a ship’s captain, demonstrating what they have learned during their first concerted spell at sea. Instead, they will be expected to draw upon all they’ve accumulated … [Read more...] about Royal Navy officers’ practical training undergoes biggest revamp in decades

Drone swarms support Commando Forces trials in a first for the UK’s armed forces

Drones dived, sailed and flew together in a swarm in a first for the UK’s armed forces during experimental exercises with the Royal Marines. An array of autonomous systems operated underwater, on the water, in the sky and over land to help Royal Marines Commandos as they carried out training raids on a number of complex ‘adversary’ positions – such as missile and radar … [Read more...] about Drone swarms support Commando Forces trials in a first for the UK’s armed forces