Littoral Operations

[Kirkhill]

Maybe not

British shipyard gearing up to build drone warships

The Navantia UK Appledore shipyard say they can build two LASV75 autonomous vessels at once.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

Appledore Devon ready to build two LASV75 at a time and deliver two a year.

"The LASV75 is Navantia UK’s UK-designed large autonomous surface vessel, designed from the keel up as an uncrewed platform and combining size, range and speed with a modular, open-architecture design. Since its launch at the Combined Naval Event, the company says it has matured the concept and demonstrated the platform’s modularity, with configurations developed spanning anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, naval fires against land-based threats, and sensing, operational or combined roles, with the open architecture allowing a single vessel to be re-roled, even at sea, as operational demands change."

Navantia UK unveils LASV75 autonomous surface vessel concept

Navantia UK publicly unveiled a scale model of its new LASV75 large autonomous surface vessel concept during the Navy Leaders Combined Naval Event (CNE), held in Farnborough from 19-21 May.

www.navalnews.com

75 meters

1000 tonnes.

A crewless continental corvette.

 

[Kirkhill]

More of a demonstration than a raid.

A Ukrainian USV delivered a UGV to the beach at Kinburn Spit at the mouth of the Dniepr while a UAV observed and spotted. The Ukrainian UGV fired on a Russian position.

https://kyivindependent.com/a-new-era-of-war-begins-ukrainian-sea-ground-drone-team-up-for-combat-mission-on-kinburn-spit/