Royal Navy • Page 3 of 18

May- 2024 -

7 May

Sea

An artist's rendering of a Fleet Solid Support Ship. The gray ship is seen sailing in calm, deep blue waters.

Hensoldt to Provide Sensor Systems to UK Fleet Solid Support Ships

Hensoldt has been chosen to equip the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary's upcoming Fleet Solid Support ships with surveillance and navigation systems.

7 May

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Navy Buys Remus Underwater Drone Fleet From HII

The UK Royal Navy has signed an agreement to procure a fleet of Remus unmanned underwater vehicles from American defense contractor HII.

Apr- 2024 -

25 April

Sea

Pictured: HMS Northumberland at sea on operations. HMS Northumberland is a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, based in Plymouth. She specialises in hunting submarines and currently has a Royal Navy Merlin embarked for her current taskings.

Juster Domingo

Babcock to Oversee Type 23-Class Refit Support

Babcock has been awarded a contract to manage the UK's Type 23-class Refit Support Group, overseeing the upkeep of the newly-upgraded ships.

23 April

Commentary

Grenadier Guardsman from British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) take part in a joint exercise (Ex Cape Bayonet) at Port San Carlos, Falkland Islands

William Morris

No, Conscription Will Not Fix Britain’s Army Crisis

British policymakers are awakening to the need for rapid military expansion but universal conscription should be ruled out as solution.

17 April

Sea

UK's HMS Lancaster warship is seen sailing deep blue waters. The gray ship has "F229" painted on its side in black. The background is a dull blue sky covered by dark clouds.

Juster Domingo

Royal Navy Selects SEA for Sonar Software Development

The Royal Navy has tapped Systems Engineering & Assessment to create software that improves its warships' sonar systems.

16 April

Arms

The UK's DragonFire laser directed energy weapon engages aerial targets.

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Navy to Field DragonFire Laser Weapon Earlier Than Expected

The Royal Navy will install the DragonFire directed-energy weapon system aboard warships by 2027 in response to increased airborne threats.

15 April

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Navy Accepts Mine Countermeasures ‘Mothership’ With Surface, Underwater Drones

The UK Royal Navy has received a ship that will host unmanned surface and underwater systems to secure British waters against mine threats.

5 April

Air

Pictured: A Merlin Mk4 of 845 NAS performs a snow landing using MAOTS BV Vehicles as reference. 845 NAS and CDO MOAT TRAIN WITH RN MEDICS IN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT. 845 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) and the Commando Mobile Air Operation Team (Cdo MAOT) have conducted training with the Medical Squadron of Commando Logistic Regiment. The objective of the training was to teach the attached Royal Marines, Royal Navy Medical Assistants, Naval Nurses, and Medical Officers of the Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs) and as a group, known as the Commando Forward Surgical Group (CFSG) in Stage 1 Evacuation drills from the Merlin Mk4 and Arctic Casualty Loading Drills in the field. As the CFSG team were dropped off by 845 NAS, Cdo MAOT assisted by the MAOT team of the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron (JHSS) took over the training by first getting them into a ‘Arctic Huddle’ to protect themselves from the freezing downwash of the merlin as they took back off. The CFSG were then shown how to assess suitable Helicopter Landing Sites in deep snow and frozen areas. Op CLOCKWORK (Formally Exercise CLOCKWORK) has been running at Bardufoss for over 50 years and delivers Environmental Flying Qualifications, Cold Weather Survival, Tent Group Commanders and Snow and Ice driving courses to ensure that the personnel of the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) are trained to operate in the harshest of environments.

Rojoef Manuel

Safran to Continue Engine Support for Royal Navy Merlin Helicopters

The UK has awarded Safran Helicopter Engines a contract to extend support for Royal Navy Merlin medium-lift rotorcraft engines.

Mar- 2024 -

28 March

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Royal Navy Vessels to Get Decoy Launchers to Counter Hypersonics

The UK is investing $170 million in trainable decoy launchers to better protect Royal Navy surface vessels against emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.

25 March

Technology

Recruit from HMS Raleigh trialing new equipment to reduce musculoskeltal injuries with universities from Exeter, Bath and Southampton.

Rojoef Manuel

British Navy Recruits Undertake Kinematics Tests for Muscle, Bone Injury Research

The UK has launched a kinematics-based medical testing project on training centers to study musculoskeletal injuries in sailors and marines.

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