A UK defence services industry day has been held on board the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland in Pyeongtaek naval base, South Korea. Cohort plc company SEA showcased its role as a leading supplier of Torpedo Launch Systems (TLS) at the event, having supplied its TLS to recent and ...
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced a collaboration between its Newport News, Virginia-based shipbuilding division and 3D Systems to explore state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques – namely 3D printing and its adoption in naval shipbuilding. It’s thought that 3D printing could revolutionize the way in which shipbuilders design and deliver the next generation of ...
The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has announced an investment of £2.5 billion in the UK’s nuclear submarine programme. The plans will see an Astute hunter-killer submarine built costing £1.5bn, with £960m being spent on completing a fleet of four nuclear-armed Dreadnought submarines to replace the four Vanguard submarines that make up ...
The Royal Navy has taken delivery of an autonomous minesweeper system that can safely clear sea lanes of mines, the Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced. The system has been designed and manufactured by Atlas Elektronik UK in Dorset, under a £13 million contract with the Ministry of Defence which has ...