UK funds Royal Navy Atlantic Net to counter Russian threats

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a new £90 million investment and framework with Ocean Infinity Solutions to support the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Bastion programme and its first phase, Atlantic Net.

• The programme will deploy drones, sensors and AI systems to help the Royal Navy detect Russian submarines, protect undersea cables, energy networks and other critical undersea infrastructure, and support Astute-class submarines and submarine-hunting warships.
• The framework was described as being due to be signed at the International Sea Power Conference in Oslo, Norway; it is expected to support almost 200 skilled new jobs and build on the 38,700 jobs in South East England directly supported by MOD spend with industry.