Maritime Defence & Security News

Call for Diversity in Maritime Taskforce and Network Chairs

Maritime UK are seeking four new Chairs to join their Taskforce as well as Leads to take our project start-end groups forward.

Invitation to hear from in-country experts to learn more about Korea's shipbuilding landscape including new business opportunities, best practices, and current trends.

Ecomar Propulsion reveal zero emission ORKA outboard

Welcome Giorgio

SMI and Maritime UK have joined forces to increase their policy engagement with the appointment of Giorgio Buttironi.

Sir Ben Ainslie CBE - After Dinner Speaker at SMI Annual Dinner

This year, we are very pleased to welcome Sir Ben Ainslie CBE as our after dinner speaker.

Members of the UK’s first Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce Announced

Members of the UK’s first Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce have been announced and we are delighted with the volume of members involved.

Babcock Begins Major Regeneration of Devonport Facility

Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence, security and aerospace company, has started a series of major infrastructure projects at Devonport in Plymouth. Over the next 10 years Babcock will develop state of-the-art facilities to meet the evolving requirements of the UK’s Royal Navy.

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.