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Babcock secure HMS Queen Elizabeth maintenance contract

Maritime January 14, 2019

Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced that Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard has been awarded a contract to carry out the first planned dry-dock maintenance of Britain’s largest warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth. The contract worth £5 million, will see the 65,000-tonne carrier to undergo a routine, planned hull survey and maintenance of her ...

BAE Systems to provide mission system support to QEC carriers

Maritime January 10, 2019

BAE Systems is to provide essential mission system support to the UK Royal Navy’s largest ever warships, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales, as part of an updated integration services agreement. Through an addition to the Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Services (NCSISS) contract, BAE Systems will ensure both aircraft ...

QinetiQ to provide combat systems support to UK aircraft carriers

Maritime December 11, 2018

Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers have been added to the Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Service (NCSISS), QinetiQ has confirmed. The NCSISS dates back to 2012, and it has been delivered by BAE Systems and QinetiQ and in collaboration with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) ever since. The service removes risk in ...

The ‘Special Relationship’ to reach new heights in the years ahead

Land December 5, 2018

The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has reaffirmed the UK’s ambition to work closer together than ever before with the United States to tackle shared threats as Britain expands its horizons across the globe. Mr Williamson was a panellist at the Reagan National Defense Forum, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in ...