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UK's principal naval service; operational lead for the 26-nation Hormuz maritime coalition.
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#158 20 Jul
Mentioned in: A vessel burns off Oman overnight
Iran Conflict 2026#7 17 Jul
Mentioned in: UK to buy three Norway motherships
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#7 16 Jul
Mentioned in: Type 91 to 94 robot fleet takes shape
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#156 16 Jul
Mentioned in: Advisory confirms mine near Hormuz lanes
Iran Conflict 2026#7 15 Jul
Mentioned in: Tethered drone flies from robot boat
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#7 13 Jul
Retired HMS Chiddingfold and transferred MCM tasking to autonomous systems
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Navy retires HMS Chiddingfold at 42#6 7 Jul
Mentioned in: A400M airdrops a working robot boat
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#148 6 Jul
Mentioned in: IRGC missiles hit a Qatari gas tanker
Iran Conflict 2026#6 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Oman clears mine mission, then a stall
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#7 6 Jul
Mentioned in: Thales buys Exail for EUR 3.9 billion
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#6 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Kongsberg sells subsea guard in secret
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#5 30 Jun
Set to field at least six Common Combat Vessels
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Common Combat Vessel buries the Type 83 destroyer#5 30 Jun
Gained four named uncrewed platform classes as formal fleet architecture
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Britain names four uncrewed warship classes#14 28 Jun
Mentioned in: £5bn UK drone plan follows Healey exit
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 24 Jun
Trialled its largest uncrewed underwater vessel to date
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: A £6.68m trial holds the subsea money#4 23 Jun
Deployed RNMB Ariadne aboard Lyme Bay as part of allied MCM force
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Allied robot minehunters reach the Gulf#3 8 Jun
Mentioned in: Europe bids for the AUKUS seabed
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#3 1 Jun
Integrated autonomous mine-hunting systems with French Navy aboard RFA Lyme Bay at Toulon
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Lyme Bay embarks France's mine-hunting drone#2 30 May
Mentioned in: AUKUS names two American sea robots
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#1 27 May
Deployed crewless minehunter toward Strait of Hormuz under new autonomy doctrine
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Robot minehunter now sails for Hormuz#107 25 May
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $100 as insurers hold
Iran Conflict 2026#10 20 May
Mentioned in: UK sends GBP 115M to Hormuz drones
Drones: Industry & Defence#1 19 May
Mentioned in: US prime digs into UK seabed war
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#101 18 May
Mentioned in: France pledges 80 per cent frigate readiness
Iran Conflict 2026#10 17 May
Mentioned in: RAF Typhoons fire APKWS in Gulf combat
Drones: Industry & Defence#101 17 May
Mentioned in: Italy deploys minesweepers to Hormuz coalition
Iran Conflict 2026#98 14 May
Mentioned in: Floating armoury seized 38nm off Fujairah
Iran Conflict 2026#96 13 May
Mentioned in: UK names Typhoons, HMS Dragon for Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#99 12 May
Mentioned in: Bahrain and Qatar sign Hormuz coalition pact
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
HMS Dragon sails before the ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#94 10 May
#94 9 May
Deployed Type 45 destroyer to Middle East ahead of published rules of engagement
Iran Conflict 2026: HMS Dragon sails for Hormuz without rules of engagement#89 4 May
Mentioned in: UKMTO raises Hormuz advisory to critical
Iran Conflict 2026#88 4 May
Mentioned in: Project Freedom enters Hormuz on 4 May
Iran Conflict 2026#76 22 Apr
#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood coalition moves from planning to established
Iran Conflict 2026#72 17 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#6 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Healey commits £752M for 120,000 Ukraine drones in Berlin
Drones: Industry & Defence#68 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Sanctioned tankers slip Hormuz on day one
Iran Conflict 2026#65 10 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran lost track of its own minefield
Iran Conflict 2026#60 6 Apr
Mentioned in: Interceptor Crisis Reaches Projected Depletion Window
Iran Conflict 2026#59 4 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran War Burns Through Pacific Missile Reserves
Iran Conflict 2026#4 30 Mar
Mentioned in: Dutch Navy Declares V-BAT Fully Operational
Drones: Industry & Defence#8 26 Mar