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10 March 2026

Griffon Marine Completes MOD Commando Raiding Craft Conversion Programme

Griffon Marine has announced the successful completion of its contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to convert the Royal Marines’ Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) fleet into the advanced Commando Raiding Craft (CRC)

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10 March 2026

Babcock Launches Joint Skills MoU with Fife and Forth Valley Colleges to Boost Scotland’s Defence Workforce

Babcock, Fife College and Forth Valley College are to accelerate the development of Scotland’s defence and advanced manufacturing workforce through a new joint skills pact outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the three organisations

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10 March 2026

BMT Launches ROC-Sim at Oceanology International

BMT has launched ROC-Sim, a scalable, high-fidelity virtual test environment and training solution enabling development, testing and assurance of uncrewed and autonomous systems.

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3 March 2026

Ferguson Marine Secures Four-Vessel Direct Award

The Scottish Government has announced its intention to directly award Ferguson Marine the contracts to build four vessels

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3 March 2026

£271 Million to Clean up Shipping and Power Coastal Communities

UK shipping and coastal communities are set to be transformed with a £271 million boost from the government

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25 February 2026

Babcock’s Back-to-Back Milestones Signal Sustained Pace in Type 31 Programme

Babcock has marked two major milestones in the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration Class programme, with the steel cut for HMS Bulldog and the rollout of HMS Active at its Rosyth facility.

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24 February 2026

BMT Unveils State-of-the-Art Digital Innovation and Simulation Centre in Fareham

BMT has announced the opening of its Digital Innovation & Simulation Centre (DISC) at the organisation’s Fareham site

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19 February 2026

Teledyne Valeport Sponsors River Conservation Charity to Inspire the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders ​

Teledyne Valeport has announced a year-long sponsorship of UK-registered charity Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT), which protects, conserves, and restores rivers across the South West.

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19 February 2026

Lloyd’s Register Verifies GT Wings’ Performance Assessment Methodology for AirWing™ Jet Sail

GT Wings has secured Lloyd’s Register verification of sea trials performance assessment methodology for its AirWing™ Jet Sail.

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19 February 2026

Robosys Expands OEM Propulsion Control with New Sleipner Thruster Integration

Robosys has announced the expansion of its multi-OEM propulsion control capabilities with the integration of Sleipner (Side-Power) Thruster Systems into its flagship VOYAGER AI autonomy and remote vessel control software suite.

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