Maritime Defence & Security News

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12 August 2025

QinetiQ Awarded £25m Contract to Deliver Royal Navy Training

QinetiQ has signed a £25 million contract to deliver an immersive training environment that will enable the Royal Navy to achieve warfighting readiness at pace.

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4 August 2025

Bjørn Ladegård Appointed Executive Vice President of Nortek

Bjørn Ladegård has been appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for Nortek, part of the General Oceans Group.

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21 July 2025

Scottish Defence Dividend £250m Investment Launched

Scottish Secretary and Minister for Defence Procurement & Industry visited HMNB Clyde to launch the multi-decade, multi-billion pound Clyde 2070 programme.

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21 July 2025

APCL A&P Falmouth Recieves Gold Award Under MOD Employer Recognition Scheme

APCL A&P Falmouth has received the Gold Award under the UK Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

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18 July 2025

LR Secures In-Service Submarine Contract to Support UK Ministry of Defence

LR has announced a significant milestone in its naval assurance services, having secured a 12-month in-service submarine support contract from the MOD through the Aurora Framework.

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10 July 2025

Ferguson Marine Secures Type 26 Frigate Work with BAE Systems

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd has announced that it has signed a contract with BAE Systems to fabricate three structural components for Ship 4 HMS Birmingham as part of the Type 26 programme.

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2 July 2025

Babcock Delivering Defence Dividend Blueprint for Regional Regeneration

Babcock International has announced plans to relocate over 2,000 roles to central Plymouth as part of a major regional regeneration initiative and broader defence industry investment.

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30 June 2025

Exail to Equip Petrobras FPSOs with Quadrans AHRS in Brazilian Offshore Project

Exail, a global leader in inertial navigation technologies, has secured a contract with Brazilian offshore services company Mitang to deliver 30 Quadrans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS).

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24 June 2025

Briggs Marine Signs Landmark £182m Contract with UK Ministry of Defence

Briggs Marine has been awarded a significant contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply and maintain Authority Moorings, Markers, and Targets over the next 8 years with a forecast revenue of £182m

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19 June 2025

Scott Aerospace Secures Strategic MOD Contract to Support Royal Navy Submarines

Scott Aerospace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide in-service support across the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet.

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