The Royal Navy Future Fleet - In Pictures

Britain's underwater platform mothership, a minimally manned vessel with a brain coral outer skin. All photos: Royal Navy
Britain's underwater platform mothership, a minimally manned vessel with a brain coral outer skin. All photos: Royal Navy
The underwater platform has 'hex blocks' - drones for underwater transport. They can be stowed away within the fold of the brain coral skin.
The underwater platform has 'hex blocks' - drones for underwater transport. They can be stowed away within the fold of the brain coral skin.
An autonomous vessel with the underwater platform.
An autonomous vessel with the underwater platform.
The navy's future fleet also includes a 'surface combatant mother ship'.
The navy's future fleet also includes a 'surface combatant mother ship'.
A drone ship, which is stowed under the mother ship.
A drone ship, which is stowed under the mother ship.
A base station where fast strike vehicles will dock.
A base station where fast strike vehicles will dock.
A fast strike vehicle.
A fast strike vehicle.
The carrier vessel.
The carrier vessel.
The carrier vessel's unmanned craft.
The carrier vessel's unmanned craft.