Keyword: UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) experimental vessel (XV) Patrick Blackett
‘Firsts’ class: RN’s new autonomous experimentation vessel...
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![‘Firsts’ class: RN’s new autonomous experimentation vessel brings new achievements in uncrewed concepts and capabilities The UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) experimental vessel (XV) Patrick Blackett is pictured conducting trials with an ‘APAC24’ uncrewed seaboat off Portsmouth, UK in November 2024. Patrick Blackett is the RN’s testbed vessel for accelerating delivery of autonomous concepts and capabilities to frontline operators. [Crown copyright 2024]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1-ESD-XVPB-CC-MoD-24-Kopie-324x160.jpg)