MARITIME
Defence Equipment and Support awarded a £51M contract to Dorset company Atlas Elektronik (AEUK) in 2017 to deliver the Vahana Workboat programme over a five-year period. As part of the programme, six support vessels have just been delivered to the Royal Navy. Replacing outdated vessels, the 15m Vahana boats provide improved speed, ...
DE&S has procured new uncrewed aerial technology for the Royal Navy to find and track surface contacts of interest to enable freedom of navigation and good order at sea. Powerful surveillance sensors from Thales will be fitted to an S-100 uncrewed air system provided by Schiebel, as part of a c£20m ...
A UK-led design has been chosen for the first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines that will be built in the UK and Australia. The new fleet of submarines will be in operation by the late 2030s following a massive, trilateral building project which will create thousands of jobs in the UK. The ...
DASA funding has helped a Northern Ireland SME deliver personnel and accounting technology to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers. Northern Ireland-based SME, Kinsetsu, has developed a resilient and scalable platform to accurately account for and locate personnel on Royal Navy ships, providing immediate insight of all souls on board, as well ...
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