Maritime Defence & Security News

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24 June 2025

Briggs Marine Signs Landmark £182m Contract with UK Ministry of Defence

Briggs Marine has been awarded a significant contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply and maintain Authority Moorings, Markers, and Targets over the next 8 years with a forecast revenue of £182m

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19 June 2025

Scott Aerospace Secures Strategic MOD Contract to Support Royal Navy Submarines

Scott Aerospace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide in-service support across the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet.

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16 June 2025

HMS Venturer Takes to the Water

Babcock International has confirmed that HMS Venturer, the first of five Type 31 frigates being delivered for the Royal Navy, has completed her first entry into the water.

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16 June 2025

Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) Announces Expansion With Key Appointments Driven By Organisational Growth

Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) has announced three key appointments in support of its ongoing growth strategy

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11 June 2025

Golden Arrow Marine Named Official Alfa Laval Channel Partner in UK & Ireland

Golden Arrow Marine has been appointed as an official Channel Partner for Alfa Laval, marking a significant step in both companies’ commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable marine solutions across the UK and Ireland.

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10 June 2025

Babcock Sparks Apprentice Skills With New Welding School in Bristol

Babcock International Group has launched a new apprenticeship welding school in Bristol, which will fuse traditional welding training with augmented reality, providing a skills boost to the region and UK defence.

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5 June 2025

Babcock Secures £114 Million Contract to Support First Nuclear Submarine Defueling Operations in 20 Years

Babcock have been awarded a three-year contract to prepare for the first nuclear defueling of a decommissioned Trafalgar Class submarine in over 20 years.

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4 June 2025

Frazer-Nash Consultancy at the Heart of the UK’s Largest Multi-Domain AI Defence Trial

Frazer-Nash Consultancy played a central role in coordinating WINTERMUTE 3, the UK’s largest multi-domain AI defence trial. The exercise gathered critical data to advance automatic target recognition technologies across land, air, and sea platforms.

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3 June 2025

SMI Welcomes the Publication of the Strategic Defence Review

It was a privilege to be invited to contribute to its development and to collaborate closely with the Naval Staff, ensuring that the voice of the UK maritime industries was heard and reflected in its propositions. The government has listened—and importantly, has backed the Review in full.

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27 May 2025

HMS Venturer Ventures Forth as the First Type 31 Frigate Makes Its Debut

Babcock has marked a major milestone in UK sovereign defence capability as the first of class, Type 31 frigate, HMS Venturer was unveiled at the company’s Rosyth site.

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