Babcock International has been awarded a three-year contract to support and maintain two mine countermeasures vessels ‘Cherkasy’ and ‘Chernihiv’ for the Navy of Ukraine following their transfer from the UK Royal Navy. The two minehunters, essential defence assets for the country’s naval forces that will support activity such as keeping sea lanes ...
A new package of military support for Ukraine, worth more than £100m, has been announced by the Defence Secretary. It will help its armed forces clear minefields, maintain its vehicles, and shore up defensive fortifications to protect critical national infrastructure. The support package, which will be provided using money from the International ...
Three new contracts, worth some £90M and designed to boost Ukraine’s air security, have been signed as part of a package by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). These include a £56M counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) contract with Norwegian defence company Kongsberg and two ...
Ahead of 500 days of war, Ukraine’s fire and rescue services are to benefit from specialist firefighting equipment and training from the RAF. The UK is providing 15 Rapid Intervention Vehicles and two Major Foam Vehicles to bolster Ukraine’s firefighting capability, primarily sourced from the Royal Air Force and Defence Fire ...