Mine hunting drone mothership returns to base

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) autonomous minehunting mothership 'RFA Stirling Castle' returns to Devonport in Plymouth, UK. This ship acts as a platform for the Royal Navy's autonomous minehunting systems. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) acquired commercial offshore supply vessel MV Island Crown in 2023 and converted the ship into a mothership known as RFA Stirling Castle (M01). The mothership is being used as a forward operating base to test autonomous mine countermeasure operations. An example of it's operations include deploying drones for the surveillance and protection of underwater cables, and other infrastructure at sea. Read more: Recorded: 2024 --------------------------------------------------- Outroduction Music: Watch it Glow - Silent Partner --------------------------------------------------- Ⓒ CobraEmergency