RC Fornax, a UK-based consultancy delivering outcome-based engineering solutions to defence’s most critical platforms, has been selected by Thales UK to join a highly selective Niche Supplier Framework for sonar and naval architecture engineering services, following a competitive bidding process. The agreement runs for three years with an option for a ...
Britain and the Netherlands have signed a new maritime partnership that will see both nations’ forces equipped with next-generation amphibious transport ships, built in UK shipyards alongside Dutch industry as part of a £2.4 billion deal expected to support hundreds of high-skilled UK jobs. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Dutch Prime ...
British-founded maritime defence company Kraken Technology Group has closed a $175m Series B funding round led by Digital Transformation Capital Partners, valuing the business at $1bn and setting up a rapid expansion of manufacturing capability across multiple regions. The round, announced on 9 July from Kraken’s Fareham base, will fund continued ...
SEA, part of Cohort plc, has secured a UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) funding contract through the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, one of four companies selected from a competitive multinational field to advance undersea communications and autonomous systems control capabilities across the AUKUS partnership. The funding will be used to enhance ...
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