Construction has begun on HMS Sheffield – a new warfare ship for the Royal Navy, and will be one of the world’s most advanced warships. Nearly 2,000 jobs and apprenticeships will be supported through the production of Type 26 frigates, providing valuable employment opportunities for skilled workers and apprentices in Scotland. ...
Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots will benefit from a cutting-edge new cruise missile, following the first successful guided firing trial of the SPEAR missile. SPEAR, which is a next generation turbojet-powered miniature cruise missile, successfully completed the trial after being fired from a BAE Systems-operated Typhoon jet at Vidsel ...
Serco, the provider of services and support to governments internationally, has secured a new, five-year contract worth $97M (£74M) to provide programme management and business performance improvement support to Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), supporting projects at four US naval shipyards: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, ...
Babcock International Group (Babcock), working with the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE), has reached the next significant milestone to fully dismantle a nuclear-powered submarine, Swiftsure, at its facility in Rosyth. As part of the UK’s demonstrator project, the company has recently awarded the recycling contract to KDC Veolia Decommissioning Services UK Ltd (KDCV). Babcock’s ...
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