GA-ASI's Mojave STOL RPAS demonstrator takes off from HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November. (Crown Copyright)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN) ambitions to introduce a hybrid carrier air wing blending both crewed and uncrewed aircraft moved a step closer during November 2023 with a first flight demonstration of a tactical short take-off and landing (STOL) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) carrier.

Performed from HMS Prince of Wales towards the end of the ship's Westlant 23 deployment, the proof-of-concept saw a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave STOL RPAS safely launch from, and recover to, the ship in waters off the US eastern seaboard.

GA-ASI's Mojave STOL RPAS demonstrator takes off from HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November. (Crown Copyright)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN) ambitions to introduce a hybrid carrier air wing blending both crewed and uncrewed aircraft moved a step closer during November 2023 with a first flight demonstration of a tactical short take-off and landing (STOL) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) carrier.

Performed from HMS Prince of Wales towards the end of the ship's Westlant 23 deployment, the proof-of-concept saw a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave STOL RPAS safely launch from, and recover to, the ship in waters off the US eastern seaboard.

GA-ASI's Mojave STOL RPAS demonstrator takes off from HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November. (Crown Copyright)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN) ambitions to introduce a hybrid carrier air wing blending both crewed and uncrewed aircraft moved a step closer during November 2023 with a first flight demonstration of a tactical short take-off and landing (STOL) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) carrier.

Performed from HMS Prince of Wales towards the end of the ship's Westlant 23 deployment, the proof-of-concept saw a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave STOL RPAS safely launch from, and recover to, the ship in waters off the US eastern seaboard.

GA-ASI's Mojave STOL RPAS demonstrator takes off from HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November. (Crown Copyright)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN) ambitions to introduce a hybrid carrier air wing blending both crewed and uncrewed aircraft moved a step closer during November 2023 with a first flight demonstration of a tactical short take-off and landing (STOL) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) carrier.

Performed from HMS Prince of Wales towards the end of the ship's Westlant 23 deployment, the proof-of-concept saw a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave STOL RPAS safely launch from, and recover to, the ship in waters off the US eastern seaboard.

GA-ASI's Mojave STOL RPAS demonstrator takes off from HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November. (Crown Copyright)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN) ambitions to introduce a hybrid carrier air wing blending both crewed and uncrewed aircraft moved a step closer during November 2023 with a first flight demonstration of a tactical short take-off and landing (STOL) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) carrier.

Performed from HMS Prince of Wales towards the end of the ship's Westlant 23 deployment, the proof-of-concept saw a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave STOL RPAS safely launch from, and recover to, the ship in waters off the US eastern seaboard.

GA-ASI's Mojave STOL RPAS demonstrator takes off from HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November. (Crown Copyright)

The UK Royal Navy's (RN) ambitions to introduce a hybrid carrier air wing blending both crewed and uncrewed aircraft moved a step closer during November 2023 with a first flight demonstration of a tactical short take-off and landing (STOL) remotely piloted air system (RPAS) from a Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) carrier.

Performed from HMS Prince of Wales towards the end of the ship's Westlant 23 deployment, the proof-of-concept saw a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave STOL RPAS safely launch from, and recover to, the ship in waters off the US eastern seaboard.