Maritime Defence & Security News
Cancellation of the TAP Funding - Request for Reinstating or Replacing
The Department for International Trade (DIT) have announced that they are cancelling their Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP). SMI have joined with Maritime UK and British Marine to campaign to stop or amend this change.
Supercharging science: an open letter from Dstl chief executive
Science lab urges best minds in industry, academia, engineering, science, and technology to work with UK specialists to combat future threats.
Lockheed Martin Names New Leader For Fighter Program
Today Lockheed Martin announced OJ Sanchez as the new vice president and general manager for Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group (IFG), succeeding Bridget Lauderdale who was recently named vice president and general manager for the F-35 Lightning II Program. In this new role, Sanchez is...
SeeByte’s ATR supports Royal Danish Navy and Polish Navy onboard Kraken Robotics’ KATFISH™
SeeByte, the global leader in developing smart software solutions for unmanned maritime systems, is pleased to announce they have partnered with Kraken Robotic Systems Inc (“Kraken”), a world leader in Synthetic Aperture Sonar or SAS, a revolutionary underwater imaging technology. to integrate their Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) System onto the Kraken KATFISH™ Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS).
Babcock Completes Engineering Package for Diamond Mining Ship MV !Gariep
Babcock, the international aerospace, defence and security company, with a leading naval business, has completed a programme of critical integration engineering and detailed design work on the De Beers Marine Namibia (DBMN) diamond mining ship MV !Gariep from its state of the art engineering hub...
A&P Falmouth Dazzles with Paint Work for HMS Tamar
A&P Falmouth has applied a stunning paint scheme to a Royal Navy warship for the first time. The new Truro affiliated patrol ship HMS Tamar will start operations with a 'dazzle camouflage' paint scheme which comprises various shades of black, white and grey in strange and jarring shapes.
Belgian Navy renew SeeByte’s C2 software for AUV fleet and Mine Warfare School
SeeByte’s SeeTrack v4 Multi-Domain Command and Control system will continue to support the Belgian Navy’s fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles, and provide training for the Belgian and Netherlands Naval Mine Warfare school, EGUERMIN. The most updated version of SeeTrack v4...
Type 31 Programme Completes Whole Ship Critical Design Review
Babcock's Team 31 has successfully completed its Whole Ship Critical Design Review (WSCDR) which is a key indicator of the compliance, maturity and engineering risk in proceeding into production as we mature the 3D CAD model. The WSCDR was held virtually over a period of ten days and comprised...
Routine Ferry Dockings Keep A&P Group on Schedule
2020 and the first quarter of 2021 have been characterised by a large volume of routine ferry dockings for A&P Group, the leading provider of ship repair, conversion and marine services in the UK. Recent projects have included vessels covered by A&P’s commercial partnership...
Babcock play key role in Spanish S-80 first in class submarine rollout
Babcock International, the Aerospace, Defence and Security Company, has supported the delivery of a significant milestone for the Armada Española (Spanish Navy), with its customer Navantia unveiling the first in class S-80 submarine in Cartagena Spain. The S-80 programme is the first...
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