The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has paid a visit to A&P Tyne near Newcastle – one of the shipyards currently in contention to build a brand new class of vessel on behalf of the Royal Navy. Since the launch of the National Shipbuilding Strategy last September, more than 20 proposals ...
Thales Group has this week unveiled the world’s first shipboard information distribution system of its kind, dubbed COMTICS. COMTICS is a multimedia communication device resembling a smartphone which provides navy personnel with permanent shipboard mobility and connectivity across all types of military radio. Previously, concerns over compromised security prevented sailors from using ...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has contracted VolkerStevin to construct a brand new jetty at Thanckes Oil Fuel Depot in Plymouth worth an estimated £43M. This major infrastructure project will provide a modern jetty with fuel loading and firefighting capabilities. Fire prevention within the depot itself, which provides fuel to the ...
KBRwyle has been awarded a contract modification by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia, to provide base operations support services at Isa Air Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This is the third option year on the contract, which was originally awarded in June 2014, and will see the company continue to provide ...