MARITIME
A rapid two-week mobilisation by Dstl analysts to support a naval table-top exercise has delivered evidence-based insights that are already influencing the Royal Navy’s mine-hunting programme – and reducing procurement risk on a significant capital investment. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has delivered a critical contribution to the Royal Navy’s ...
A new Torpedo Repair and Maintenance contract awarded to BAE Systems bridges to a longer-term modernisation programme while sustaining highly skilled engineering roles across Portsmouth, Edinburgh, Chelmsford and Glasgow – and keeping the Royal Navy’s Spearfish and Sting Ray torpedoes operationally ready. The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £135 million ...
Exercise Lanternfish marks a significant step in allied undersea warfare integration – moving from theory and testing to live operational activity and demonstrating the growing demand for autonomous underwater systems, seabed surveillance technology and critical infrastructure protection capability. The Royal Navy has completed a six-week trilateral exercise with Australian and American ...
The delivery of the Seahorse transport barge at Methil – designed with Scottish naval architecture expertise and built on budget in eight months – offers a practical lesson in how major defence shipbuilding programmes can and should engage the wider UK supply chain. Navantia UK has highlighted the role of Fife-based ...
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