Analysis Archives - Naval Technology

Royal Norwegian Navy comes under fire in HNoMS Helge Ingstad collision report

A report on the collision between HNoMS Helge Ingstad and the oil tanker Sola TS has criticised the Royal Norwegian Navy for a series of failures in the build-up to...
You can teach an old ship new tricks: on-board the HMS Argyll

The Type 23 may not be the most modern class in the UK Royal Navy’s arsenal, but it is the backbone of the fleet. The multi-role vessels have performed a...
October’s top news stories

F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft landed and took off from the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier during operational trials, and Raytheon’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) for the...
Royal Navy limits commitment to Littoral Strike Ship development

Naval Technology understands that the UK Royal Navy is no closer to ‘opening the door’ to developing Littoral Strike Ships despite reports suggesting two were in development. Progress on the...
Explainer: The Royal Navy’s role in the Persian Gulf

The Gulf region has become a flashpoint with Iranian forces threatening western vessels travelling through the narrow Strait of Hormuz. For the Royal Navy, which recently re-established a permanent base...
The First Sea Lord’s five priorities for the Royal Navy

At DSEI the Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin outlined his plans for the future of British maritime operations. Harry Lye reports from his speech at the Maritime...
Key takeaways from DSEI’s Maritime Capability Conference

The conferences at this year’s DSEI offered insights into focus areas for the British Armed Forces and the UK’s plans for military innovation. Harry Lye reports from the Maritime Capability...
Naval tech trends: Submarine leads Twitter mentions in Q3 2019

Naval Technology lists the top five terms tweeted in naval tech in Q3 2019, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.
Five priorities for the Royal Navy: new issue of Global Defence Technology out now

In this issue: The First Sea Lord's five priorities for the Royal Navy, the digital future of naval warfare and other views from DSEI, a visit to HMS Argyll, a...
Unlikely spies: using marine organisms as underwater sensors

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is exploring how it can incorporate marine life into systems that monitor underwater activity, particularly when it comes to detecting potential sub-surface...