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The Royal Navy has quietly entered a new phase of undersea warfare, deploying autonomous gliders capable of patrolling the depths for months at a time in response to a surge of Russian submarine activity near UK waters.
Vlad Litnarovych
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Born in Kyiv, Vlad graduated from National Pedagogical University with MA in political science. Since joining the UNITED24 Media he focuses on highliting various aspects of life in Ukraine under constant Russian attacks.
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![A life-size autonomous underwater glider called SG-1 Fathom is seen at the unveiling of the Atlantic Bastion programme on December 4, 2025, in Portsmouth, England. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A life-size autonomous underwater glider called SG-1 Fathom is seen at the unveiling of the Atlantic Bastion programme on December 4, 2025, in Portsmouth, England. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image. An aerial view of (L-R) HMS Invincible, USS Saipan, and FS Charles de Gaulle with some of the 112 warships gathered in the Solent ahead of the International Fleet Review on June 26, 2005, in Portsmouth, England. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. An aerial view of (L-R) HMS Invincible, USS Saipan, and FS Charles de Gaulle with some of the 112 warships gathered in the Solent ahead of the International Fleet Review on June 26, 2005, in Portsmouth, England. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image. The crew of the Su-34 fighter bomber, before taking off on March 08, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. The crew of the Su-34 fighter bomber, before taking off on March 08, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon exercising in the English Channel, 2011. (Source: Wikimedia)]( "Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon exercising in the English Channel, 2011. (Source: Wikimedia)")
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The United Kingdom is set to become the first European nation to deploy a shipborne combat laser, with the Royal Navy preparing to field the DragonFire high-energy weapon on Type 45 destroyers by 2027—a move military analysts say may redefine how NATO fleets counter drones and saturation attacks.![Illustrative image. An employee of the Russian oil company Yukos turning off a valve at an oil well in the Tyumensk region of Russia, August 4, 2003. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. An employee of the Russian oil company Yukos turning off a valve at an oil well in the Tyumensk region of Russia, August 4, 2003. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet reportedly equipped with LAU-131/A and Sniper XP pods. (Source: Avia OFN/Telegram)]( "A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet reportedly equipped with LAU-131/A and Sniper XP pods. (Source: Avia OFN/Telegram)")
