Rolls-Royce Submarines has launched a new satellite office in St Mellons, Cardiff, creating over 100 highly skilled positions as part of the Ministry of Defence’s commitment to strengthening the UK’s nuclear deterrent capability. The facility, inaugurated by First Minister Eluned Morgan and Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff East, will ...
BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness site has marked a major achievement in the UK’s submarine programme as the latest Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, HMS Agamemnon, successfully completed its first submersion. The 7,400-tonne, 97-metre-long nuclear-powered attack submarine underwent a successful ‘trim dive’ – a critical phase of testing to prove the vessel’s stability, buoyancy ...
Serco has secured a direct five-year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the provision of maintenance and logistics services pertaining to the EJ200 engines that power the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon multi-role aircraft fleet. This agreement, valued at approximately £7.8 million, signals a significant transition in the ...
The procurement landscape for the UK submarine industrial base has been underscored by the successful completion of the initial underwater dive for HMS Agamemnon, the sixth vessel in the Astute Class programme. This event, conducted in the dock facilities at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, represents a crucial progression in the ...
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