Monday 11 December, 2023

Sea Platforms

Babcock wins contract for carrier dry dock

Babcock has been awarded a 10-Year Contract for HMS Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers dry-dock maintenance. Babcock Press Release, 16 May 2022: Babcock, the international defence, aerospace and security company has been awarded a 10-year...

Construction begins on new Royal Navy Type 31 frigates

The construction of HMS Venturer, the first of five new Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, is now underway at Rosyth dockyard on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. In the brand-new assembly hall in Rosyth...

Babcock signs deal to support NAM Atlântico

Aerospace, defence and security company, Babcock International Group announced on 7 April that it has signed a four-year contract to deliver through-life support to the Marinha do Brasil’s flagship vessel, NAM Atlântico, formerly the...

Saab to upgrade third Gotland-class submarine

Swedish defence company Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the third Gotland-class submarine, HMS Halland. The total order value is SEK 1.1...

HMS Prince of Wales to lead NATO task force in the Arctic

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales deploys in her role as NATO’s command ship to Exercise Cold Response, the large-scale Norwegian-led exercises which will see 35,000 troops from 28 nations operate together in the...

Ireland set to purchase two patrol vessels from New Zealand

The Irish government is set to shortly announce a deal to purchase two Lake Class patrol vessels from New Zealand to bolster the country's maritime security while the Naval Service has gone into overdrive...

Cutting-edge Russian guided-missile corvette in White Sea trials

Russian Northern Fleet press office reported 6 December that Project 20385 guided-missile corvette Gremyashchiy entered the White Sea for state trials. The press office said in a statement that: "For several days, the corvette’s crew...

Britain’s latest aircraft carrier has set sail to begin sea trials

Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for the first time the UK Ministry of Defence reported 19 September. Eight years after her first steel was cut, the 65,000-tonne...