UK Royal Navy Will Open Carrier Flight Decks To Uncrewed Operations

Tony Osborne March 23, 2022
flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales
The Royal Navy flew Banshee target drones and F-35s from the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales during the summer of 2021.
Credit: UK Royal Navy
The flight decks of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers are to be adapted for uncrewed aircraft operations and potentially modified for coalition flight operations with conventional carrier-borne aircraft. The UK Royal Navy has an ambition to provide both ships, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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