VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded a £4.9 million contract to upgrade BAE Systems’ Maritime Integration and Support Centre (MISC) at Portsdown Technology Park in Portsmouth. Design work is now well underway, with main construction beginning in August. The MISC is a specialist facility, providing support for Royal Navy warships, whilst researching future combat ...
The UK Carrier Strike Group 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth has met up with the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal, for three days of complex maritime interactions. The maritime partnership exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy will see the two navies conducting a range of ...
Sea mine disposal could be transformed using an innovative technique that is being researched by official DPRTE partner, Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory). The concept has received funding worth £440,000 from the Defence Innovation Unit to develop a working prototype and aims to provide a valuable capability for the Royal ...
BAE Systems has been selected by luxury sailing yacht builder Southern Wind to provide the electric-hybrid power and propulsion system for a new high-performance superyacht. BAE Systems will supply and integrate its next-generation system on the SW96 Nyumba, the first marine vessel to benefit from the company’s newest propulsion technology. The HybriGen Power and ...