A British shipyard has been awarded a £4.2 billion contract to build the second batch of Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy. Delivering on ambitions laid out in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh earlier this year, the contract awarded to BAE Systems will support 1,700 British jobs over the next ...
The purchase of specialist ships to protect the UK’s critical national infrastructure has been brought forward, the Defence Secretary has announced, as he confirms the National Flagship programme has been suspended in order to deliver this. The two Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) ships will be operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ...
SEA and BTI Defence have entered into a strategic partnership to provide the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Navy with access to the very latest innovative defence technology in the maritime domain. The partnership, signed at the Indo Defence Expo & Forum 2022, will see SEA’s capabilities, which have been ...
Babcock Australia has been awarded a major multi-year programme to upgrade the Australian Defence Force’s Defence High Frequency (HF) Communications System. The contract, which follows the announcement of Babcock’s selection as preferred partner in July 2022, is worth AU$877 million (c£492 million) over 10 years. It will see Babcock lead the operation ...
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