Viasat UK has been awarded a contract to provide Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) for the new Type 31 frigates, to be delivered by Babcock Team 31, for the Royal Navy. UHF SATCOM is a mission-critical capability that will provide the Type 31 frigates with secure integrated voice and data ...
UK based marine engineering and propulsion company, Royston, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to support and maintain small diesel engines onboard amphibious assault ships, mine hunters and other Royal Navy vessels. The £5.5m five-year contract, awarded by the Ministry of Defence, will see Royston responsible for providing diesel engine ...
The RAPIDFire system developed by the consortium formed by Thales and Nexter has been chosen by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to equip future French Navy vessels with new artillery. This new innovative and versatile close-in weapon system will provide the Navy’s surface vessels with an effective close-in defence capability ...
HMS Spey, the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), departed BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow earlier this week on her delivery voyage to her new home of Portsmouth Naval Base. The departure of HMS Spey marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, ...
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