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Navies, shipbuilding, submarines and the contest for maritime power.

Rolls-Royce Breaks Ground on Derby Reactor Site to Power AUKUS Submarines

Rolls-Royce Breaks Ground on Derby Reactor Site to Power AUKUS Submarines

Rolls-Royce Submarines broke ground on Friday on a new manufacturing facility in Derby that will more than double the size of its reactor site, expanding capacity to build nuclear propulsion units for the Royal Navy and Australia's future attack submarines under the AUKUS pact. The work at

Royal Navy Launches Combat-Proven Nyan Strike Drone From Warship for First Time

Royal Navy Launches Combat-Proven Nyan Strike Drone From Warship for First Time

The Royal Navy and British Army have launched a domestically built strike drone from a warship at sea for the first time, a step towards a fleet that pairs crewed vessels with cheap uncrewed weapons. The trial saw the Nyan One-Way Effector, a small attack drone made by BAE

Japan's Mogami vs UK Type 31: The Frigate Battle for New Zealand

Japan's Mogami vs UK Type 31: The Frigate Battle for New Zealand

UK Scraps Destroyer Plan for Hybrid Drone Warships in Naval Overhaul

UK Scraps Destroyer Plan for Hybrid Drone Warships in Naval Overhaul

Britain will build at least six new warships designed to command fleets of drones across the air, surface and seabed, moving away from earlier plans for a next-generation destroyer in favour of a “hybrid” navy built around crewed and uncrewed systems. The Royal Navy will procure a minimum of

Why Japan's Warship Exports Are Reshaping Indo-Pacific Power

Why Japan's Warship Exports Are Reshaping Indo-Pacific Power

When reports emerged in late April that Japan had offered India the design plans for its prized Mogami-class frigate, the significance went well beyond a single contract. According to the South China Morning Post, Tokyo proposed letting India build the ships in its own yards using Japanese materials, with