A Peregrine uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) during shipborne uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) trials in the Gulf of Oman, summer 2025.
Credit: UK Royal Navy
LONDON–The UK Royal Navy hopes to fly a jet-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) demonstrator from the deck of a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier as soon as next year as part of the effort to transition to a hybrid air wing of crewed and uncrewed aircraft, the service’s chief said here...
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