WARSHIP TECHNOLOGY
Warship Technology delivers in-depth analysis of advanced naval systems, platforms, and integration strategies shaping modern maritime defence capabilities.
Look out for topics such as combat management systems, radar and sensor integration, propulsion advancements, survivability and stealth technologies, and the growing role of autonomy and artificial intelligence in naval operations.
Gain insight into the technologies underpinning next-generation warships, along with the practicalities of design, integration, and lifecycle support within complex naval environments.
Royal Navy tests seabed defence tech with AUKUS allies
Warship Technology (Newsletter)
The Teledyne Gavia autonomous underwater system (image: Royal Navy).
The Royal Navy has completed a six-week AUKUS Pillar 2 trial with the US and Royal Australian Navies, testing uncrewed technology to protect critical undersea infrastructure off the US coasts and southwestern Australia.
Submarine maintenance utilises 3D printing
Warship Technology (Newsletter)
QinetiQ has installed an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde, enabling submarine components to be printed and delivered dockside on demand.
A five-class challenge for UK naval design
Warship Technology (Newsletter)
Secretary of State for Defence Wes Streeting at Babcock's Rosyth facility (image: Corporal Ryan Murray, UK MoD. Crown copyright 2026).
Naval architects face a compressed design programme under the UK's £300bn Defence Investment Plan, which replaces the Type 83 destroyer with the Common Combat Vessel, a hybrid warship coordinating four new uncrewed classes.
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