In a modest but significant step for AUKUS collaboration, the RN’s experimental extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle, XV Excalibur, will be remotely operated by Australian Navy personnel from Australia during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, while the vehicle remains in UK waters. The operation is a live demonstration of interoperability in the autonomous undersea domain, linking UK| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
HMS Anson arrived back on the Clyde this morning. This confirms no RN submarine has been deployed in support of the Carrier Strike Group deployment for the Indo-Pacific leg, and there are no RN SSNs at sea for now. The current 5-boat attack submarine force comprises HMS Astute, just about to begin a mid-life refit| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
The MoD has admitted that a ‘Category A’ nuclear safety incident occurred earlier this year at Faslane, home to the RN’s all-nuclear powered submarine flotilla. Category A incidents are defined as having an actual or high potential for the release of radioactive material into the environment. The incident took place between January and April 2025,| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
In a significant step forward for undersea warfare capability, the Royal Navy has successfully launched and recovered an uncrewed underwater vehicle from a submerged submarine during recent trials in the Mediterranean. The breakthrough was achieved as part of Project SCYLLA, which is being delivered under AUKUS Pillar 2 and focuses on developing advanced technologies to| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
On 16th October the head of the MoD Stephen Lovegrove formally approved a revised schedule for the delivery of the 4th Astute class submarine HMS Audacious. Writing to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee he admitted publicly for the first time that Audacious will not be handed over to the RN until January 2021.| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
Guy Todd served as an officer aboard midget submarines in WW2. The post A Story of Midget Submarines – The illustrations of Guy Todd appeared first on National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy.| National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday he was confident the AUKUS submarine pact with the U.S. and Britain would proceed, and his government would work closely with the U.S. while the Trump administration conducted a formal review.| gCaptain
At the CNE 2025 in Farnborough, UK a Greek naval officer presented the Hellenic Navy’s comprehensive submarine modernization plan.| Naval News
Undersea data cables are critical to the internet upon which the modern world has come to depend. This hidden network forms the backbone of global communications but is surprisingly vulnerable to interference by hostile actors. Protecting this infrastructure may become an increasingly important remit for the Royal Navy. Background The first undersea cables were telegraph| Navy Lookout - Independent Royal Navy news and analysis
In this article, we refute some of the arguments frequently presented by those campaigning for the UK to abandon its nuclear deterrent.| Navy Lookout
Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, HMS Audacious was taken into number 15 dry dock in Devonport today. She arrived in Plymouth on 1st April 2023 for a refit that necessitates work on her hull, which could not begin until facilities had been upgraded.| Navy Lookout
Ships are not very fast, compared to ground vehicles. Even an old beater car can easily go 130 km/h (or much faster) on the highway, while most ships travel four or five times slower. But what about submarines – what maximum speed can they reach?| Nodum.org