The Ministry of Defence has announced a £26 billion, ten-year programme to modernise the Royal Navy’s three principal naval bases: HMNB Clyde, HMNB Devonport, and HMNB Portsmouth. It is the largest naval infrastructure investment since the end of the Cold War. Confirmed by Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard ...
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 ...
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