The British Royal Navy has, for the first time, launched an attack drone from a moving ship.
The information comes from the website UK Defence Journal. According to the report, the test took place during the Neptune Reach exercise off the south coast of England, using the experimental ship XV Patrick Blackett and the Nyan One Way Effector (OWE) drone, developed by Callen-Lenz, a subsidiary of BAE Systems.
The Nyan is a “kamikaze” drone, designed to strike land or maritime targets at low cost and with high precision. The trial is part of Project Vantage, an initiative by the British Ministry of Defence aimed at accelerating the development and integration of uncrewed systems into the country’s Armed Forces.
According to the Royal Navy, the test represents an important step in adapting the naval force to the new demands of modern conflicts, marked by the widespread use of drones. The experiment brought together personnel from the British Navy, Army and Air Force to assess how this type of weaponry can expand strike capability and support joint operations.
The launch is part of a broader effort by the United Kingdom to expand the use of autonomous systems. The British government recently announced new investments in drones and uncrewed technologies as part of its strategy to modernize the Armed Forces, which foresees an increasingly greater role for this equipment in naval operations.
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