US EditionRoyal Navy and US Navy Plan to Sink Vessel in Live Firing Exercise Next Year - Navy Lookout
Atlantic Thunder 26 will test surface warfare kill chains and maritime uncrewed systems integration using real munitions, enhancing UK-US naval interoperability and capability development.
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Royal Navy and US Navy plan to sink vessel in live firing exercise next year - Navy Lookout
The RN has issued a Request for Information to industry to support exercise Atlantic Thunder 26, which will test anti-ship weapons and uncrewed underwater systems. AT26 will take place in waters off the QinetiQ Hebrides range in North West Scotland between 11–22 May 2026. The event is described as a “multi-domain exercise designed to validate […] The post Royal Navy and US Navy plan to sink vessel in live firing exercise next year first appeared…
UK planning to sink target ship off coast of Scotland
The Ministry of Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) inviting industry to participate in Atlantic Thunder 26, a major US–UK live-fire exercise planned for May 2026 at the QinetiQ Hebrides range in northwest Scotland. The exercise will culminate in a SINKEX, or sinking exercise, involving British and American naval and air forces striking a target ship. A SINKEX is a live-fire drill in which naval and air forces engage a decommissio…
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