{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_pvnelkvf6aklgs44wtta","title":"For the first time, the Royal Navy’s XV Excalibur unmanned submarine launched a torpedo in an AUKUS test in Scotland","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/historic-first-as-royal-navy-launches-torpedo-from-uncrewed-submarine-pvnelkvf6a","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_b3oi6hewzwt5tkqe4tsa","seq":1280720,"kind":"article","title":"For the first time, the Royal Navy’s XV Excalibur unmanned submarine launched a torpedo in an AUKUS test in Scotland","url":"https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2026/10/02/for-the-first-time-the-royal-navys-xv-excalibur-unmanned-submarine-launched-a-torpedo-in-an-aukus-test-in-scotland","summary":"As part of an AUKUS trial, the Royal Navy reached a new operational milestone with its new extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV), the XV Excalibur. For the first time, the system launched a US Navy Mk48 Mod 4 heavyweight torpedo at the British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) off the northwest coast of Scotland. Delving […] The post For the first time, the Royal Navy’s XV Excalibur unmanned submarine launched a torpedo in an AUKUS test in Scotland…","published":"2026-10-02T05:05:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T06:31:20Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-zona-militar-com-f6defb","name":"zona-militar.com","domain":"zona-militar.com"},"via":"kite-zona-militar-com-f6defb","topics":["defense","countries","english","europe","naval forces","news by topic","regions","united kingdom"],"authors":["Valentina Angaramo Berrone"],"entities":[{"id":"Q108556886","name":"AUKUS","type":"org"},{"id":"Q22","name":"Scotland","type":"place"}],"image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.zona-militar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/XV-Excalibur-Royal-Navy-2.jpg?fit=1500%2C843&ssl=1","story":"st_pvnelkvf6aklgs44wtta","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.4399999976158142,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.0,"political":0.1599999964237213},{"id":"n_pvnelkvf6aklgs44wtta","seq":894991,"kind":"article","title":"Historic first as Royal Navy launches torpedo from uncrewed submarine, XV Excalibur","url":"https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/09/historic-first-as-royal-navy-launches-torpedo-from-uncrewed-submarine-xv-excalibur","summary":"For the first time, a Royal Navy robot submarine has successfully fired a torpedo in a milestone trial pushing the boundaries of undersea warfare off Scotland. Royal Navy press release XV Excalibur, an Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vessel or XLUUV, was adapted with a specialist management system to successfully fire and control US Navy Mk48 Mod ... The post Historic first as Royal Navy launches torpedo from uncrewed submarine, XV Excalibur appeared first on Naval News .","published":"2026-09-30T11:53:34Z","seen":"2026-09-30T11:57:43Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-navalnews-com-789208","name":"navalnews.com","domain":"navalnews.com"},"via":"kite-navalnews-com-789208","topics":["defense","maritime","news","mk 48","royal navy","xluuv","xv excalibur"],"authors":["Naval News Staff"],"story":"st_pvnelkvf6aklgs44wtta","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.1899999976158142,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.029999999329447746,"political":0.36000001430511475}]}