Earlier this week, HM Treasury approved the construction of a new submarine school, based at HMNB Clyde. The school will provide academic and technical training for those entering Royal Navy submarine service, providing an important step in submariners’ careers. The £4M school is being constructed as part of a £1.3BN investment plan ...
The multi million pound upgrade to HMS Albion has reached a major milestone, with her crew moving back on board for the first time in almost six years. The Royal Navy’s amphibious command ship has been officially handed over from Babcock and the 350 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines have ...
The US Navy has announced that a team of scientists and engineers at the at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, has synthetically recreated a biomaterial that can be used in military defence. It is hoped that the material will be able to provide non-lethal and non-kinetic defence to the ...
Amec Foster Wheeler has secured a £35M contract with UK MoD to supply research and technology services to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme (NNPP). Worth some £35M over five years, the contract will be carried out at Amec Foster Wheeler’s offices in Warrington and Dorchester, securing 70 highly skilled jobs. Experienced ...