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A pneumatic kick, a jet whine, and it was gone, heading for a patch of North Atlantic it would never come back from.<\/p><p>On 5 November 2026 the Royal Navy announced that a Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effector, a strike drone built to fly into its target, had been launched from a UK aircraft carrier for the first time. In a separate trial the ship also landed and launched a Tekever AR5, a far larger surveillance and logistics drone.<\/p><p>Both events happened in October, during trials in the North Atlantic, and were made public this week. Together they are the clearest sign yet of what the Royal Navy calls its Hybrid Navy: carriers that fly crewed jets, helicopters and expendable drones from the same deck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:8px 0 28px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.7\"><li><strong>Ship:<\/strong> HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)<\/li><li><strong>Strike drone:<\/strong> Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effector (BAE Systems)<\/li><li><strong>Nyan trial:<\/strong> Exercise Neptune Reach B, 20 October 2026, four launched<\/li><li><strong>Nyan wingspan:<\/strong> 2.9 m, small gas-turbine engine<\/li><li><strong>Second drone:<\/strong> Tekever AR5, about 7 m span, 80 kg payload<\/li><li><strong>AR5 trial:<\/strong> Heavy Lift Challenge 3, 17 October 2026<\/li><li><strong>Programme:<\/strong> Project VANTAGE (Royal Navy, British Army, RAF)<\/li><li><strong>Announced:<\/strong> 5 November 2026<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Four Drones, One Way<\/h2><p>According to Navy Lookout, four Nyan drones were launched on 20 October during Exercise Neptune Reach B, and all four reached their designated strike points. The Aviationist reports that they flew to a pre-programmed target area at sea and were then deliberately ditched.<\/p><p>The trial was delivered for Navy Capability by the Air and Space Warfare Centre with 744 Naval Air Squadron of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/fleet-air-arm\/\">Fleet Air Arm<\/a>. It is part of Project VANTAGE, which brings the Royal Navy, British Army and <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-kingdom-royal-air-force\/\">Royal Air Force<\/a> together to speed up the testing and fielding of maritime strike drones.<\/p><p>The Royal Navy's own post on X put it simply: a Nyan effector strike drone had been launched from a UK aircraft carrier for the first time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2118474189565001816&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Nyan Is<\/h2><p>The Nyan strike drone is designed and built in Wiltshire by Callen-Lenz, now part of BAE Systems. It has a 2.9-metre wingspan, leaves its launcher on a pneumatic catapult and cruises on a small gas-turbine engine. Navy Lookout gives a cruising speed of 220 km\/h and a range of more than 250 km, with a modular payload bay and the ability to work where satellite navigation is jammed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIhCaY-HqDo\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic\">Navy Lookout's video of the Nyan launches from HMS Queen Elizabeth during Exercise Neptune Reach B.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The type has been busy in 2026. Its first launch at sea came in June from the experimental vessel XV Patrick Blackett during Neptune Reach A, off the south coast of England. The British Army used the same drone and launcher in Estonia in May on Exercise Spring Storm, and in February the Ministry of Defence awarded Callen-Lenz a contract worth about 5 million pounds, according to UK Defence Journal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;The successful operation of Nyan from HMS Queen Elizabeth provides another proof-point of how this capability can support future force development and the evolution of the Royal Navy's vision for a hybrid navy.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Matt Foster<\/strong> &mdash; CEO, Callen-Lenz (BAE Systems), statement quoted by UK Defence Journal, 5 Nov 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Moving from a trials ship to a full-size aircraft carrier changes the problem. Different catapult positions were tested on deck, and the trial looked at the practical side of embarking these weapons: deck handling, launch procedures and fitting launches around other flying.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The AR5 Comes Aboard<\/h2><p>Three days before the Nyan launches, on 17 October, the carrier hosted Heavy Lift Challenge 3. A Tekever AR5 fixed-wing drone, with a wingspan of about 7 metres and an 80 kg payload, came aboard to show how uncrewed aircraft could support logistics as well as intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/hms-queen-elizabeth-nyan-strike-drone-tekever-ar5-carrier-tr-img1.jpg\" alt=\"Tekever AR5 drone landing on the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Tekever AR5 touches down on the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth during Heavy Lift Challenge 3 in October 2026. Photo: Royal Navy \/ Crown Copyright (OGL), via Navy Lookout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>The Royal Navy says the ship both landed and launched the AR5. The type has been chosen by the British Army to replace Watchkeeper in the ISTAR role, and the Royal Artillery has begun taking deliveries. Earlier stages of the Heavy Lift Challenge saw the Windracers Ultra and Malloy T-150 operate from a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why the Royal Navy Wants Drones on Deck<\/h2><p>The aim is a mixed air wing in which <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35B<\/a> fighters and helicopters share the deck with drones that scout, carry stores and strike. Surveillance drones could find and track targets, while expendable strike drones offer a way to hit them without putting a pilot at risk on every mission.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;Conducting these activities from HMS Queen Elizabeth allows us to explore how uncrewed strike drones might operate alongside other crewed and uncrewed capabilities within a maritime task group.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Lieutenant Commander David Burton<\/strong> &mdash; Capability Sponsor, Royal Navy, quoted by UK Defence Journal, 5 Nov 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Navy Lookout is careful to point out the gap between a trial and a capability. The announcements give no date for operational carrier service, no purchase quantities and no details of the payloads used, and a one-way drone flying alone would be vulnerable to interception.<\/p><p>Nor does Nyan strictly need a carrier: its rail launcher could fit on much smaller ships. What the Queen Elizabeth trials prove is that the Royal Navy's biggest decks can absorb this new kind of aircraft alongside everything else they do.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Sources: Royal Navy, UK Defence Journal, Navy Lookout, The Aviationist<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>When did HMS Queen Elizabeth launch Nyan strike drones?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">HMS Queen Elizabeth launched four Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effectors on 20 October 2026 during Exercise Neptune Reach B in the North Atlantic. The Royal Navy announced the trial on 5 November 2026, describing it as the first launch of a Nyan strike drone from a UK aircraft carrier.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What is the Callen-Lenz Nyan drone?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Callen-Lenz Nyan is a small British one-way effector, a strike drone designed to fly into its target. Built in Wiltshire by Callen-Lenz, now part of BAE Systems, it has a 2.9-metre wingspan, launches from a pneumatic catapult rail and is powered by a small gas-turbine engine.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What did the Tekever AR5 do aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">During Heavy Lift Challenge 3 on 17 October 2026, a Tekever AR5 fixed-wing drone operated from HMS Queen Elizabeth, and the Royal Navy says the ship landed and launched it. The trial explored how uncrewed aircraft could support logistics and intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions alongside strike drones.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What is Project VANTAGE?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Project VANTAGE is a programme that brings together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force to speed up the testing and fielding of maritime strike drones. Exercise Neptune Reach B, the Nyan launches from HMS Queen Elizabeth, was part of it, following the earlier Neptune Reach A launch from XV Patrick Blackett in June 2026.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Is the Nyan drone operational on Royal Navy carriers?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Not yet. The October 2026 launches from HMS Queen Elizabeth were trials. According to Navy Lookout, the announcements gave no date for operational carrier service, no purchase quantities and no details of the payloads used. The work is meant to inform future capability decisions for the Royal Navy's planned Hybrid Navy air wing.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why does the Royal Navy want drones on its aircraft carriers?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Royal Navy wants a hybrid carrier air wing in which F-35B fighters and helicopters operate alongside uncrewed aircraft. 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