Maritime Defence & Security News
Barrus awarded a new seven-year contract by the MoD
Barrus is proud to announce that the company has signed their acceptance of a new seven-year contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), ‘for the delivery of engine support to maintain the capability of MoD boats’. The scope of the contract covers the supply...
AGI introduced Technical Support Centres
AGI has adapted the way in which critical support is provided to our worldwide customer base. The current COVID-19 crisis has prompted a need for global change in how business and the wider industry operates. To keep the lines of communication open and maintain effective links to customers...
Babcock appoints new Chief Executive
Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, announces the appointment of David Lockwood as CEO, succeeding Archie Bethel, who earlier this year announced his intention to retire. David will join the Company and the Board on 17 August 2020 as CEO designate and will become CEO...
AGI pledges commitment to support Armed Forces community
Defence engineering firm Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited (AGI) is pleased to have become one of the latest employers in the Southwest to be acknowledged by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for demonstrating its commitment to being a forces friendly...
QinetiQ - Refreshing the EDP Provider Network
It’s nearly two years since the first call to industry to create a diverse, collaborative and sustainable Provider Network for the Aurora Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) programme and it is now time to refresh the network. A partnership formed of QinetiQ, Atkins...
BAE Systems Sells Six Pacific 24 Boats to Australia's Austal for New Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Ships
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth almost £2 million to provide six Pacific 24 (P24) Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) to Austal, based in Australia. The RIBs, built and customised in BAE Systems’ Boats factory in Portsmouth, UK are being supplied to Austal to equip two...
Sonardyne’s Vigilant sonar to provide critical hazard avoidance for new diver delivery system
Underwater obstacle avoidance technology from maritime defence and security specialist Sonardyne International Ltd. has been chosen for a new design diver delivery unit (DDU) being built by SubSea Craft. Sonardyne’s Vigilant forward looking sonar (FLS) will provide a critical hazard...
Coltraco - Keep Wind Turbines Fully Operational and Reduce Risk
The energy matrix is changing and the industry is continuously driving initiatives towards generating greener, cleaner and more sustainable energy. Public support for renewable energy in the UK is consistently high around 85%, and we are proudly now leading the way in reducing carbon emissions to...
Rivertrace signs Framework Agreement with HMD Shipyard Korea
Producers of water quality monitoring products Rivertrace, have signed a framework agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to supply their Oil Discharge Monitoring Equipment (Smart ODME) for new build ships. The agreement signed in Q1 2020 covers the supply and installation of the Rivertrace...
Babcock Awarded Multimillion Pound Missile Tube Contract Extension by Electronic Boat
Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has been awarded a multimillion pound contract extension to manufacture a further 18 tactical Missile Tube Assemblies (MTAs) for General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). It is part of the Common Missile Compartment (CMC) project for the UK Dreadnought...
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