A firm of Glaswegian engineers has celebrated a century as the sole supplier of periscope and optronics masts to Royal Navy submarines. Govan-based Thales delivered its first submarine periscope – the FY1 – to the submarine M3 in 1917. Ever since, each class of Royal Navy submarine has been fitted with ...
The fourth submarine in the new Astute class, the Audacious, has been launched at BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness site. Weighing in at 7,400 tonnes, the 97m nuclear-powered submarine was lowered into the water at the end of April in time to begin the next phase of tests and commissioning. The sub is ...
The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to support weapons systems on submarines. The five-year contract will see BAE provide systems engineering and support services to the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office, who oversee the Strategic Weapons System and Attack Weapons System on board current US Ohio ...
Kongsberg Defence Systems has entered into agreement with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA Naval Systems) to upgrade part of the main weapon system of Norway’s ULA Class submarines. The contract value is 220MNOK and work will be delivered over four years. Norway-headquartered Kongsberg, which has 7,400 employees located in more ...