- June 10th, 2026
The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, has suffered a technical breakdown while deployed in the North Atlantic, forcing urgent repairs in Norway and raising renewed questions about the reliability of Britain’s carrier fleet...
General Atomics’ MQ-9B drone family is undergoing a significant evolution with the unveiling of a new variant designed for Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) missions. This development, announced in collaboration with Swedish defense technology firm Saab, marks a major...
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is exploring the potential of adopting a variant of the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial system (UAS) to replace the Royal Navy’s troubled Merlin HM2 Crowsnest helicopters in the critical Airborne Early Warning...
Europe’s Naval Power on Display: HMS Prince of Wales and ITS Cavour Join Forces Amid Global Tensions
In a powerful display of European naval capability and unity, the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales and the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour joined forces this week in the Mediterranean Sea for a major joint exercise. At a time when...
May 15, 2025. Under the grey skies of Britain’s largest naval base, the Royal Navy unveiled a silent predator with no crew aboard — the extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV) named XV Excalibur. Measuring 12 meters long and weighing 19...
The Royal Navy recently completed successful trials of a revolutionary quantum-powered navigation technology. The innovation, deemed "un-jammable," was tested aboard HMS Pursuer, demonstrating capabilities that promise to secure naval operations in scenarios where GPS signals may be compromised or entirely...