Babcock has started a series of major infrastructure projects at Devonport in Plymouth. Over the next 10 years Babcock will develop state of-the-art facilities to meet the evolving requirements of the UK’s Royal Navy. Since 2020 the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Babcock initial contracts worth around £140 million for infrastructure ...
Defence contracts worth more than £2 billion have been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to begin the third major phase of the future submarine nuclear deterrent programme – Dreadnought. With the overall programme supporting around 30,000 jobs across the UK, from design through to build, Delivery Phase 3 (DP3) represents ...
Writing for Defence Online, Mark Sugden, senior associate, and David Stanier, associate, in the Advanced Engineering group at European intellectual property firm, Withers & Rogers examine how innovative coatings can enhance the performance of naval vessels. Materials science is focused on helping shipbuilders to find new ways to improve naval performance ...
Babcock has started construction of the first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer, at its Rosyth facility. After cutting the first steel on the programme in September 2021, the traditional keel laying event formally recognised the start of the build, including placing a specially commissioned coin under the ...
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