Maritime Defence & Security News

INDOPACIFIC 2022: BMT to offer updated ELLIDA™ multirole logistics ship for SEA2200

BMT, a leading international multi-disciplinary engineering and ship design consultancy, will offer an updated concept design from its ELLIDA™

Royal Navy Industry Engagement Seabed Warfare Seminar

The Royal Navy, in collaboration with SAAB, will host a Seabed Warfare seminar at Action Stations in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on 19 May 2022.

UK Shipbuilding Taskforce Launched to Boost Skills and Jobs

The Department for Education (DfE) is calling on experts from the shipbuilding industry to apply to become a member of the first UK Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce.

Defence sector supports thousands of UK jobs and businesses

A new economic report published earlier this week outlines the huge value of the defence sector to UK jobs, businesses and exports.

Society of Maritime Industries welcomes 'huge step forward' as shipbuilding strategy releases

The Society of Maritime Industries is welcoming the publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy refresh today by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Merseyside.  

DIT Webinar: R&D and Service Opportunity for Subsea Pipeline Retrieval In Brazil

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) is pleased to invite you to join us in the webinar: R&D and Service Opportunity for Subsea Pipeline Retrieval In Brazil. This event is a partnership with Petrobras and the Net Zero Technology Center.

Maritime Operating Concept Industry Engagement Event

The MOD has issued a public notice for a face to face event which is an ‘introduction for Industry to the new Maritime Operating Concept key themes’. The event will be held on 28th January at ‘Action Stations’ in Portsmouth Dockyard.

“We’re going to need a bigger Navy”

A House of Commons Defence Committee Report on their inquiry into The Navy: Purpose and Procurement, has concluded that the number of major surface combatants in the Royal Navy will need to double to cope with the more complex threat and changing nature of warfare.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Modern Slavery Statement

Following the publication of the first UK Government Modern Slavery Statement in March 2020, the MOD has on 25th November 2021 published its first annual departmental Modern Slavery Statement. The statement provides more granular detail about the actions the department has taken during the financial year to tackle modern slavery in MOD operations and supply chains, and allows the public to see how the MOD are implementing anti-slavery policies, mitigating risks and tracking progress.

National Shipbuilding Strategy Dinner