Royal Navy Uncrewed Minehunter Docks in Mothership for First Time Ahead of Strait of Hormuz Mission - Navy Lookout

'Intensive trials' pay off as drone minehunter RNMB Ariadne docks on RFA Lyme Bay in prep for Iran test

The new mine-hunting mothership is being geared up for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz

Royal Navy uncrewed minehunter docks in mothership for first time ahead of Strait of Hormuz mission - Navy Lookout

Minehunting USV, RNMB Ariadne has successfully docked inside its mothership for the first time, a key milestone in preparations for a potential multinational operation in the Strait of Hormuz. The uncrewed vessel was guided into the floodable dock of RFA Lyme Bay in the waters off Gibraltar, integrating the two vessels ahead of potential operations. […] The post Royal Navy uncrewed minehunter docks in mothership for first time ahead of Strait of…

Royal Navy crewless mine-hunter docks in mothership

The Royal Navy’s uncrewed mine-hunting vessel RNMB Ariadne has successfully docked inside its mothership RFA Lyme Bay for the first time, a step toward a potential multinational operation to secure the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Defence Journal understands. The 12-metre uncrewed surface vessel was manoeuvred into the floodable dock of RFA Lyme Bay in waters off Gibraltar following extensive operational trials in the waters off Portland in Dorset. …

Royal Navy docks crewless mine-hunting vessel in RFA Lyme Bay ahead of potential Hormuz mission

The 12-metre uncrewed surface vessel RNMB Ariadne was manoeuvred into the floodable dock of RFA Lyme Bay in waters off Gibraltar. RFA Lyme Bay is intended to act as the mothership for mine-hunting technology for the proposed Gulf mission. The docking followed operational testing of Ariadne in waters off Portland in Dorset. The trials were carried out by specialist assessors and mine warfare experts. Lieutenant Commander Craig Wadley, operations …

Overview: Royal Navy minehunter capabilities

The Royal Navy has equipped RFA Lyme Bay with autonomous MCM capabilities ahead of a potential multilateral mission in the Hormuz strait.The post Overview: Royal Navy minehunter capabilities appeared first on Naval Technology.