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Embracing, developing and taking advantage of new technology and innovation to thrive in the future
Technology is moving faster than at any point in history - warfare has the potential to be impacted and the Royal Navy needs to a leading force on the latest technological advances.
Along with the Royal Marines and other fighting arms, it must exploit and introduce new technologies first to gain the war-winning advantage.
The past two years has seen the Royal Navy use new equipment and embrace innovation in a series of operational trials and exercises. Autonomous and crewless technology has been incorporated in ships on global deployments and by Royal Marines on the frontline.
NavyX is the Royal Navy’s autonomy and lethality accelerator, tasked with introducing new technology to the frontline in a more agile way. They work with industry and academia to integrate, test, trial and deliver equipment which will increase mass and lethality above the water, on the water, under the water and in the littoral – ensuring sailors and Royal Marines have operational advantage.
Working closely with tactical users, MarWorks are specialists in delivering architectures to support data flow and tactical feeds over secure, agile communications. As the Royal Navy’s information warfare technology accelerator, they work alongside the user community by conducting rapid experimentation to exploit leading technologies to provide the naval service with cutting-edge solutions.
The Office of the Chief Technology Officer, under the leadership of Brigadier Dan Cheesman, is responsible for driving technology further and faster at the heart of the naval service. Acting as a catalyst for strategic change, the CTO advises senior personnel on advances in academia and industry to understand how the Royal Navy and Royal Marines can exploit fast changing technology and cultural developments.
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