The RNMB Ariadne, a British naval drone, prepares to dock inside the RFA Lyme Bay dock landing ship in May 2026. The successful docking allows for the Ariadne to easily deploy from the Lyme Bay in future minesweeping operations. (UK Ministry of Defence/LPhot Kevin Walton) RFA Lyme Bay Embarks RNMB (Royal Navy Motorboat) Ariadne outside Gibraltar dock. RNMB Ariadne is part of an Autonomous Mine hunting System and is a sophisticated payload and remote command centre. Fitted with AI automatic target recognition, Ariadne and other boats like her can filter and refine vast amounts of data allowing operators to speed up the process of classifying and neutralising mines. RFA Lyme Bay is currently deployed to the Mediterranean region undergoing trails and capability integration period, including of embarked autonomous mine-hunting capabilities.

The Royal Navy Is Readying Minesweeper Drones for the Strait of Hormuz

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The RFA Lyme Bay, on its way to the Strait of Hormuz for minelaying operations, will be aided in that task by a 40-foot unmanned naval drone.

The Royal Navy’s newest mine-hunting drone achieved an important milestone this week—and........

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