The Naval Architect - November/December 2025

EDITORIAL COMMENT
7     2025: Gone with the wind

NEWS     8-15

8     NEWS
12    EQUIPMENT
15    DRONE TECH

IN DEPTH     16-35

UNCREWED VESSELS
16    The role of the remote operator
24    Don't stop the ROC

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
26    Data to the fore

LANDING VESSELS
29    Leidos draws the Sea Dagger

UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS
32    The launch and recovery 'missing link'

SAFETY
35    Prepping for green-fuel risks

CORPORTE PARTNERS (SPONSORED CONTENT)     38-40
38    Decades of design development
40    Standard terms and conditions: the unsung shield of naval architect

FEATURES     42-57

OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSELS
42    Clausius, the second

FLOATING WIND TURBINES
44    No fixed plans

WIND-ASSISTED PROPULSION
48    From outsiders to frontrunners
50    Naval blow

ENGINES, GEARS & PROPELLERS
52    Running on ethanol
55    New ammonia engine from Everllence
56    Passing the test

HISTORY & HERITAGE
58    Remembering SS Edmund Fitzgerald

WHAT'S ON

61    Event spotlight
62    Calendar