The Royal Navy will have new uncrewed aerial technology to find and track surface contacts of interest to enable freedom of navigation and good order at sea

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Powerful surveillance sensors from Thales will be fitted to an S-100 uncrewed air system provided by Schiebel, as part of a c£20m contract. The uncrewed aircraft will feed real-time images and radar data back to Royal Navy warships on the front line from 2024.

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This new flexible and tactical uncrewed air system, procured by Defence Equipment and Support, will be known as “Peregrine” – a name with strong historic links to the Fleet Air Arm.

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