James Fisher Defence (‘JFD’), a division of James Fisher and Sons plc, the UK’s leading marine services provider (‘FSJ’), has been selected to undertake a comprehensive modernisation of the Swedish Navy’s Rescue Vehicle known locally as URF under a contract worth around £11m. The contract further demonstrates JFD’s leadership of the global submarine rescue market.

JFD will undertake a full refit of the existing vehicle and design, build and integrate a series of new systems to maintain the vehicle’s performance, whilst optimising safety and operability. The upgrade work will be completed at JFD’s Glasgow facility and the modernised vehicle will be delivered back into service in March next year after which JFD will continue to work with the Swedish Navy to ensure its future availability. URF will bring to four the total number of rescue vehicles supported by JFD.