Military and paramilitary vessels have long used stern-based launch and recovery systems for manned vessels, but how do you launch and recover a USV, and enable multiple USVs deployed in ‘swarms’ to operate truly independently of manned vessels? These are some of the challenges Israel-based Sealartec and its founder Amitai Peleg set out to solve, […]
The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme has achieved a milestone with the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR), marking the transition from design to manufacturing for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA’s) next-generation support ships. The CDR provides the green light to begin physical production of the three FSS ships, which will take place at […]
Ship design agency BMT unveiled the latest evolution of its ELLIDA multi-role naval platform at the 2025 Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London in September 2025. The ELLIDA series of concept designs was launched by BMT in 2019, and has evolved significantly as UK Royal Navy (RN) requirements have changed in recent […]
These days of political unrest mean directly facing another set of challenges: how innovation meets the new realities of warfare. This isn’t just a matter for the UK’s military, but its industry and academic partners too. In fact, the recurring theme of the latest UK Naval Engineering Science & Technology (UKNEST) event made clear that […]