The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers will receive a £500 million upgrade to enhance their firepower capability. Supporting over 100 highly-skilled jobs in Bristol, Stevenage, Gosport and Bolton, the two contracts will develop the cutting-edge air defence systems of the Type 45 destroyers. MBDA UK has been awarded an 11-year contract to ...
The first steel has been cut for HMS Belfast, the third ship in the Royal Navy’s fleet of next generation Type 26 anti-submarine frigates. His Royal Highness Prince William officially cut the steel for the UK’s newest warship, at a ceremony held at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard on the River Clyde. ...
The Royal Navy has awarded a 12 month contract extension to Airbus covering the continued provision of satellite-based maritime surveillance services for the Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC). The contract follows the successful completion of a proof of concept phase, and will ensure the continued monitoring of areas of interest in ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a five year contract to DPRTE event partner, BAE Systems, to provide a data management system to multiple ships in the Royal Navy fleet, including the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, Type 45 destroyers and the new Type 26 frigates. The BAE Systems tool, ...
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