Keyword: (XV) Patrick Blackett
![Construction of SSN-AUKUS submarines will support the UK’s submarine industrial base for decades ahead. [Crown Copyright 2024]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/4_SSN-AUKUS-Kopie-324x160.jpg "The British naval construction sector: Status report")
The British naval construction sector: Status report
The United Kingdom’s naval construction sector has been undergoing a significant revival in recent...
![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 "‘Firsts’ class: RN’s new autonomous experimentation vessel brings new achievements in uncrewed concepts and capabilities")
‘Firsts’ class: RN’s new autonomous experimentation vessel...
For a navy investing in platforms like aircraft carriers, nuclear-powered submarines, and anti-submarine warfare...