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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.
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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.
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