Australia’s latest National Defence Strategy (NDS) has underlined the country’s need to secure critical undersea infrastructure (CUI). To meet this seabed warfare mission quickly, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is looking to the commercial underwater industry to provide the required capability. Discussing how foreign interference is posing intensified threats to Australian security and…
The UK’s ability to tackle ‘real-world’ threats at sea would be significantly enhanced by expanding maritime uncrewed system (MUS) numbers as a substantial proportion of what could grow to be a ‘1,000-ship navy’, a UK defence minister has said. The impact of such MUS capacity in countering such ‘real-world’ threats is already evident, including in ...
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Rear Admiral Hakan Uçar, Commander of the Turkish Navy’s Naval Technical Command (formerly head of the Design Project Office), gave a detailed presentation on Türkiye’s indigenous aircraft carrier project known as MUGEM at the Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2026, held in Farnborough, UK, from 19 to 21 May. The presentation revealed updated specifications, new design ...
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The UK Royal Navy (RN) is progressing plans to undertake flight trials of a jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier by the end of next year. Speaking at the Defence Leaders CNE 2026 conference in Farnborough on 20 May, Commodore Steve Bolton, Deputy Director Aviation Programmes and Futures, said ...
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is progressing a long-term fleet renewal programme that will reshape the service’s force structure, training model, infrastructure, and sustainment architecture over the next two decades. Speaking at the recent Combined Naval Event 2026 conference in Farnborough, Commodore Brendon Clark, Co-Director Maritime Fleet Renewal, said the programme was a “once ...
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HII showcased its role as America’s largest military shipbuilder and a global leader in autonomous unmanned maritime systems at the Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2026, which took place May 19–21 at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre in the United Kingdom. HII press release At CNE 2026, HII features exhibits and executive presentations highlighting the company’s ...
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The Royal Navy (RN) has no choice but to pivot to an increasingly uncrewed and autonomous hybrid fleet if it is to achieve the lethality, survivability, persistence and mass necessary for warfighting in the North Atlantic and High North, the head of the service has said. Speaking at the Defence Leaders Combined Naval Event (CNE) ...
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Navantia UK publicly unveiled a scale model of its new LASV75 large autonomous surface vessel concept during the Navy Leaders Combined Naval Event (CNE), held in Farnborough from 19-21 May. Story by Kate Tringham, interview by Xavier Vavasseur The concept design, dubbed LASV75, is intended to support the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) emerging ‘hybrid navy’ ...
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The Royal Navy is navigating one of the most demanding periods in its modern history. The 2025 Strategic Defence Review set a clear direction: a more powerful but, more affordable, hybrid fleet, blending crewed and uncrewed platforms into an integrated, lethal force. At the same time, the threat environment has shifted dramatically. Drone strikes on ...
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DSIT Solutions will introduce its new and innovative Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) concept at CNE 2026 – a solution for building a continuous, long-range underwater picture. DSIT Solutions press release DSIT’s Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) solution is a combination of advanced and proven sonar systems that enables the detection and classification of underwater threats such as ...
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