British Forces' New Strike Drone Tested for Land and Maritime Missions
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British forces' new strike drone tested for land and maritime missions
The Royal Navy and British Army have carried out the first extensive trials of a domestically built One-Way Effector (OWE) Uncrewed Air System, developed for both land and maritime missions. Known as the Nyan OWE, the system was designed and built by BAE Systems subsidiary Callen-Lenz. The compact drone features a wingspan of around 9.5 feet and is engineered to deliver precision strike capabilities in contested operational environments. The lat…
Royal Navy launches lethal strike drone at sea in landmark trials
The Royal Navy has launched a lethal drone strike while out at sea in a series of landmark trials.A Nyan One Way Effector drone was shot off the south coast of England with impressive force as British troops experiment with hybrid tactics. Although the drone had already been tested on land, the strike-capable drone had yet to be trialled at sea. With the British Army, sailors on experimentation ship XV Patrick Blackett conducted the first-time t…
Royal Navy Trials First At-Sea Strike Drone Launch
A Nyan One Way Effector (OWE) was launched from the experimental testbed vessel XV Patrick Blackett while the ship was underway off the south coast of England. The trial, which according to image data took place in early June 2026, is billed as the next step towards the operational integration of one way effector (OWE) drones into the British military. The Nyan OWE, designed by BAE Systems subsidiary Callen-Lenz, was previously tested from land …
The British Army and Royal Navy (Royal Navy) tested the first test launches of the Unmanned Air System (UAS) Nyan OWE (One-Way Effector), a new national ground and naval attack drone designed and manufactured by the local subsidiary of BAE Systems, Callen-Lenz. The testing campaign of the British Armed Forces [...] The entry The British Army and Royal Navy test the new ground and naval attack drone of BAE Systems appears first in Military Zone.
Royal Navy launches Callen-Lenz Nyan strike drone at sea for first time as Project VANTAGE advances Hybrid Navy capability
The trial was delivered as part of Exercise NEPTUNE REACH under Project VANTAGE. The activity brought together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force to assess the performance and operational utility of Maritime One-Way Effectors. The Nyan One-Way Effector had already been tested extensively during land exercises. The at-sea launch explored how the system could be operated from a ship using a launcher installed on the vessel’s deck. Th…
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