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L3 joins forces with BAE for Australian SEA5000 programme

Maritime February 13, 2018

L3 Technologies has partnered with BAE Systems’ Power and Propulsion Team to provide an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) in support of the Royal Australian Navy’s SEA5000 programme. In the event that BAE’s bid is successful, L3 will provide IPMS – alongside controls and instrumentation – for the nine Type 26 ...

Falkland Islands’ Mare Harbour jetty improvements complete

Maritime February 12, 2018

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed upgrade works on a state of the art jetty in the Falkland Islands. Geoff Robson, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Chief Operating Officer, officially opened the work upgrade in Mare Harbour, which will improve military capability in the Falkland Islands and improve life for personnel, ...

Rolls-Royce: marine sell-off will bolster defence assets

Maritime February 9, 2018

Following Rolls-Royce announcement last week that its marine division is up for sale, there is much speculation in the industry about who might acquire it and whether it will turn out to be a winning strategy for the engineering group, which is currently being restructured. Since Warren East took over as ...

Helicopters land on HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time

Maritime February 6, 2018

Chinook helicopters have landed on board HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time as the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier heads to sea on her next round of trials. The UK’s future flagship set sail from Portsmouth for the first time since being officially commissioned into the Royal Navy in December. ...