The Royal Navy is becoming more lethal as September brings new developments in the deployment of two of its vital anti-ship missiles. The Sea Venom light anti-ship missile, carried by the Wildcat HMA2 ...

The new anti-ship Sea Venom missiles are now ready to be fitted to Royal Navy maritime attack helicopters. The weapon has passed an Initial Operating Capability (OC) and can be deployed with Wildcat ...

Modern “ship-busting missile” are due to be fitted to Royal Navy warships soon after successful trials last year.

The UK has declared its Sea Venom helicopter-launched anti-ship missile operational, closing a capability gap left open for eight years. The MBDA-developed Sea Venom is now the primary weapon of the ...

MBDA’s Sea Venom anti-ship missile has been declared ready for frontline use with the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Leonardo Helicopters Wildcat rotorcraft. Announced on 2 October, the initial operating ...

The first UK-developed “DragonFire” laser weapon systems will start to arrive on Royal Navy ships in 2027, under a £316 million contract between missile firm MBDA Systems and the UK government. News ...

Recognising the need to fight and survive in the face of an increasingly complex air and missile threat, the UK Royal Navy (RN) has started to lay out its thinking on the Maritime Integrated Air and ...

The DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon achieved the U.K.’s first high-power firing of the weapon type against an aerial target in early 2024. (British Defence Ministry) PARIS — MBDA UK won an ...

In the wake of increased operations meant to counter missile and drone threats in the Red Sea and other regions, there is a ...