Maritime Defence & Security News

Massive Type 31 frigate building hall unveiled in Rosyth
16 December 2020

Massive Type 31 frigate building hall unveiled in Rosyth

A vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 31 frigates has been unveiled in Rosyth. A vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates has been welcomed by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a major milestone in building the next-generation frigates. Type...

Babcock invests in technically advanced shipbuilding facility
16 December 2020

Babcock invests in technically advanced shipbuilding facility

Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has awarded a £31.5 million contract to Robertson Construction for the development of a new Assembly Hall at its Rosyth site. The construction project will support circa 100 positions locally in Scotland and a further 100 positions nationally...

BAE Systems joins the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre as an Affiliate Partner
24 November 2020

BAE Systems joins the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre as an Affiliate Partner

BAE Systems joins the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre as an Affiliate Partner The NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre has announced that BAE Systems is joining its thriving technology development community as an Affiliate Partner. The NOC and BAE...

BABCOCK CELEBRATES DOUBLE AWARD WIN AT THE MARITIME UK AWARDS
16 November 2020

BABCOCK CELEBRATES DOUBLE AWARD WIN AT THE MARITIME UK AWARDS

Babcock International, the Aerospace and Defence company, is celebrating a double win at the Maritime UK Awards 2020. Senior Naval Architect, Eirini Trivyza won Maritime Professional of the Year and Babcock’s LGE team took home the Clean Innovator Award, highlighting the dedication and...

Royal Navy’s Maritime Enterprise Planning Groups
12 November 2020

Royal Navy’s Maritime Enterprise Planning Groups

The complex problem set faced by the Royal Navy in the modern operating environment calls for a closer alignment with industry. This is required in order to both understand mutual requirements and to pursue transformative capability that will deliver operational advantage in a more agile...

Somers Forge launch own GRP coating & new Weld Cladding service
10 November 2020

Somers Forge launch own GRP coating & new Weld Cladding service

World leading propulsion shaft manufacturer Somers Forge, have further added to their capabilities this year, creating their own Glass Reinforced Coating as well as offering weld cladding. The GRP epoxy coating known as ‘Somplas’ has been in development for 2 years and after stringent...

Babcock International Group PLC (Babcock or the Group)    Director appointment
10 November 2020

Babcock International Group PLC (Babcock or the Group) Director appointment

Babcock is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Andrew Parker as an independent non-executive director.  He will join the Board with immediate effect. Sir Andrew has had a long career in a wide range of national security and intelligence roles in the UK, which culminated in him...

New Recruits Bring A&P Group’s Number of Apprentices to 53
2 November 2020

New Recruits Bring A&P Group’s Number of Apprentices to 53

A&P Group is pleased to report it now has a total of 53 apprentices undergoing training at the company’s facilities at A&P Tyne and A&P Falmouth following this year’s new intake. A&P Tyne recently welcomed ten new apprentices, bringing its total to 31, while A&P...

RINA’s intelligent algorithm solution for optimisation of vessel fuel costs
30 October 2020

RINA’s intelligent algorithm solution for optimisation of vessel fuel costs

RINA embraces digitisation in the maritime domain and we are proud to have pioneered the use of digital ship notation for ships alongside our digital platform for shipping data analysis back in 2018. In support of this we presented our approach to resolving the optimisation problem of fuel...

BMT appoints new Business Development Director to grow presence in the Asia Pacific
28 October 2020

BMT appoints new Business Development Director to grow presence in the Asia Pacific

As an experienced leader, John Godwin brings a track record of business transformation and growth in defence, maritime and adjacent industries. His appointment comes as BMT sets aim to make significant investments in the Asia Pacific market. BMT, a leading international multi-disciplinary...

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