Maritime Defence & Security News

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5 February 2025

Alfa Laval to acquire NRG Marine to offer innovative ultrasonic anti-fouling solutions to its customers

Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire NRG Marine, a leading provider of ultrasonic anti-fouling solutions for marine, oil and gas, and industrial applications, headquartered in the United Kingdom.

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29 January 2025

HENSOLDT UK Announced as Silver Sponsor for Society of Maritime Industries Conference 2025

The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) is pleased to welcome HENSOLDT UK as a Silver Sponsor for the SMI Conference 2025, taking place on 1st April 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Southampton Grand Harbour.

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29 January 2025

Rolls-Royce signs landmark Unity contract with UK Ministry of Defence

Rolls-Royce has signed the biggest UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract in its history. The Unity contract stretches over eight years and brings together all elements of research and technology, design, manufacture and in-service support of the nuclear reactors that power the Royal Navy’s fleet of submarines.

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24 January 2025

Babcock International Group and Atlas Elektronik UK Sign Commercial Framework Agreement

The organisations will combine expertise and innovation to deliver enhanced capabilities, with a focus on the technical support and packages of work relating to the complex machinery on board the V and A Class submarines.

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16 January 2025

Lord Lieutenant Officially Opens New £4 Million Facility for Somers Forge Owned A&B Richardson Engineering

A&B Richardson Engineering, a family run leader in custom die and tool manufacturing and part of Somers Forge Group, proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art facility this week.

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11 December 2024

SMIFutures Early Career Profiles: Conor Gorman

In this article, Conor discusses his career in acoustic engineering at Thales, the varied and exciting opportunities that the maritime industry offers and the role of young maritime professionals in shaping the future of the sector.

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5 December 2024

Babcock forms Strategic Partnership with Hanwha Ocean to grow global opportunities

Babcock, the international defence company, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to further its development in the global naval market and to underpin its existing relationship with the South Korean shipbuilding and offshore company

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5 December 2024

BMT Strengthens Maritime Engineering and Design Leadership in Asia Pacific with Strategic Acquisition of AMT

Acquisition of independent, Australian-owned AMT enhances BMT’s expertise in naval architecture and marine engineering, bolstering capability to pursue opportunities across the APAC region.

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3 December 2024

Record £1 billion skills investment as BAE Systems set to recruit thousands more apprentices and graduates in 2025

BAE Systems is projecting a record number of young people in training in 2025 and the Company’s investment in education and skills is expected to reach £1 billion since the start of the decade.

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25 November 2024

British engineers successfully demonstrate UK’s first autonomous extra large submarine for military use

The XLAUV has been configured to enable militaries to monitor and help protect underwater infrastructure across the vast expanses of the seabed, support anti-submarine warfare and provide another means for them to undertake covert surveillance missions.

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