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The UK Royal Navy (RN) is accelerating plans to build increased mass at sea, including by developing uncrewed air systems (UASs) for operation from its two Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carriers.
[Music] the UK Royal Navy RN is accelerating plans to build increased mass at Sea including by developing uncr air systems uas for operation from its two Queen Elizabeth glass QC aircraft carriers this includes deploying uas capabilities for test and evaluation and demonstration when second in-class HMS Prince of Wales leads the UK’s carrier strike group 2025 csg2 deployment to the Indo Pacific region several uas focused programs sit centrally within the RN’s Wier Maritime Aviation transformation plans Commodore Steve Bolton the Navy’s deputy director for Aviation programs and Futures and the senior officer charged with shaping future RN Aviation requirements and capability including uncr systems told sa media group’s unred Maritime Systems Technology conference in wokingham K on May 8th three key programs are a fixed Wing uas to replace the carrier born Merlin helicopter-based crossness Airborne early warning aew system which is due to retire at the end of the decade the future crude maritime air system fcas which will assess longer term capability options beyond the inservice Merlin and Wildcat helicopters for various tasks including search and resue resue joint Personnel recovery and Maritime counterterrorism the vertical takeoff SL Landing autonomous collaborative platforms toll ACP which aims to develop in collaboration with crude aircraft and surface ships future intelligence surveillance reconnaissance ISR Logistics and strike capabilities post Merlin and [Music] Wildcat toll ACP a near-term priority will at a tactical level develop uas that can be launched recovered and operated from all current and future RN Aviation capable Maritime platforms and at a strategic level be Central to the RN’s transformation from crude to one crude Aviation of course the QC carriers are fundamental to this transformation several uas systems including those in these programs have been or will be integrated into qec carrier deployments this supports the RN aim of using the QC carriers to build uas autonomy endurance and range alongside augmenting crude SL un crude integration to generate greater Aviation persistence including in denied operating environments the RN will demonstrate this on csg2 Dre Bolton confirmed that the Malloy Aeronautics TRV 150 VTO uncr aerial vehicle UAV procured initially to provide logistic support for deployed Royal Marines Commando forces will be trial from Prince of of Wales to deliver short range ship-to ship Logistics lift capability for a maritime task group as part of the maritime intthe lift mitl [Music] program the intention is to develop this capability during the forthcoming CSG 25 deployment to lessen the burden on crude platforms that can then focus on more complex high priority tasking said Trey Bolton moreover he added what we’re going to try and do is operate it at the same time as we operate crude aircraft which is no mean feat the RN has already demonstrated capability to launch and recover uavs from a QC carrier under project desert skies in November 2023 on board prince of Wales off the US East Coast the RN conducted a successful takeoff and landing of a general atomics Mojave UAV a version of the mq1 C gry Eagle system the test said Kay Bolton was a highly successful milestone in proving that uas can seamlessly integrate with qecc carriers and informed our approach to replacement of crossest Mojave was the largest uas launched from an RN carrier to that point however Dre Bolton explained that the Navy is looking to build on this success to assess options to operate larger short takeoff SL Landing uavs to provide csga aew capability such uavs will Leverage The RN’s existing surface platforms to prove the takeoff SL Landing concept he added proving the capability off the US Coast underlined the role of international Partnerships in developing UAV based capabilities for QC if we can leverage existing fleets and develop International Partnerships there is added benefit of interoperability and interchangeability with our allies said cray Bolton through this route we see the qecc carriers opening up to heavier and faster air vehicles in due course as in when opportunity allows the qecc design enables consideration of different uas options first features like the flight deck ski jump enable the launch of larger air vehicles for example we’ve got a deck with a ramp how do we operate that Dre Bolton asked second the carrier short takeoff / vertical Landing stle concept of operations offers the RN different flexibility compared to for example a carrier fitted with catapults and a restor gear for launch and Recovery operations such flexibility can include launching aircraft crude or un crude while recovering other aircraft crude or unud the RN operates around 40 uas within a wider inventory of around 300 uncr systems the uas include the Maloy TR v150 the aerovironment Puma kinetics Banshee jet 80 plus and paragr based on the sheis 100 camcopter Dre Bolton Said more Vehicles will follow via the Navy’s heavy lift ChalleNGe Program which aims to deliver autonomous Airborne resupply capability and the protu technical demonstrator which focuses on developing uncrit Aviation SLS surface platform collaboration paragr is the RN’s first rotary wing uas and brings 20 4-Hour tactical ISR capability for a deployed frigate augmenting the embarked Wildcat capability the RN Maritime Aviation transformation which is drawing up a blueprint for Aviation capability out to 2040 and Beyond and includes transitioning the bulk of logistics ISR and strike roles to un crud Aviation is focused on core themes that underline and enable uas contributions to Future operations these Encompass a threat l capability-driven approach focused on generating effects-based outcomes using un crude systems where possible and crude systems where necessary increased use of automation use of modular approaches to allow technology to be introduced in capability to be grown quickly and to think big start 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Let's hope this time we at least put more UK F35-Bs aboard than the USMC. Although the contribution again of a USMC squadron to the PoW's airwing would still be a very appreciated illustration of cooperation with our biggest ally. 2 x UK std squadrons of 24 aircraft + a std 10 jet squadron of USMC aircraft would also very likely mark the 1st occasion when something approaching a full peacetime airwing's fast jet component (36 x F35B) has ever actually been embarked on either QE Class ship almost EIGHT years after the lead ship of class, the QE herself, was commissioned!