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Babcock selected as partner for Poland’s new frigate programme

Maritime March 8, 2022

Babcock International has been selected as the platform design provider and technology partner for Poland’s MIECZNIK (Swordfish) new frigate programme, and has recently concluded a set of strategic cooperation agreements with the PGZ-MIECZNIK Consortium, which is responsible for delivery of the project from the Polish side. The Polish Armaments Agency selected ...

Babcock extend jobs scheme that helps engineers get back to work

Maritime March 2, 2022

Babcock is collaborating with STEM Returners to help engineers get back into work after a career break. Babcock will offer the STEM Returners programme at their sites in Plymouth, Bristol and Rosyth following a successful programme in 2021. Roles include Mechanical Design Engineer, Naval Architect and Structural Engineer, among others. STEM Returners, based in Hampshire, will ...

QinetiQ develops £100m next generation Electronic Warfare system for Royal Navy

Maritime February 23, 2022

As part of a £100m contract award under the Royal Navy’s Maritime Electronic Warfare Systems Integrated Capability (MEWSIC), QinetiQ are working with the BEQ collaboration of Babcock and Elbit Systems UK to deliver a next generation digitised electronic warfare system for Royal Navy surface platforms. Central to that new system is the implementation of ...

Babcock completes sale of UK Power business to M Group

Land January 5, 2022

Babcock International Group PLC has announced the completion of the sale of its Power business to M Group Services for a gross cash consideration of £50 million. Babcock’s Power business is a leading provider of engineering services in the UK overhead line electric transmission and distribution industry. It is trusted to ...