UK plans Beehive mothership with Kraken USVs for Hormuz security mission

The UK MoD describes deploying modular autonomous mine-hunting systems and the Royal Navy “Beehive” module to launch high-speed autonomous Kraken drone boats, plus upgrading RFA Lyme Bay as a mothership for uncrewed systems. This reflects a shift toward hybrid naval operations (mothership + USVs/UUVs) for mine countermeasures and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.