BOOM! A first for our NAVY!

For the first time ever, we have armed and deployed an uncrewed Hammerhead maritime system with explosives during Exercise Trident Fury 2025. Launched from HMCS Vancouver and guided via satellite link, the Hammerhead successfully struck a target vessel, another Hammerhead, demonstrating a major advancement in uncrewed maritime operations. Led by our Advanced Naval Capabilities Unit (ANC), in collaboration with the Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) and HMCS Vancouver, this operation showcases how bottom-up innovation and cross-unit collaboration are preparing us for the future. We are progressing our capabilities in the realm of uncrewed systems with the creation of the Advanced Naval Capabilities Unit (ANC). Occupying the space between conventional and advanced warfare, the ANC Unit designs and delivers tactically capable teams in Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Force Protection and Harbour Defence, the operation of uncrewed air, surface, and subsurface systems, and more. More about ANCU: https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/campaigns/ancu.html #HelpLeadFight #SeaForYourself