A £70 million contract to support the Royal UK Navy’s Type 45 destroyers will secure more than 100 engineering jobs. The 2-and-a-half-year contract will protect around 100 highly skilled engineering jobs at BAE Systems in Portsmouth, the home port of the Royal Navy’s 6 Type 45 destroyers and futur
Minex, a Romanian company which specializes in providing integrated solutions for surface treatment, plate and profiles processing, and for related areas, recently completed its biggest ever project in cooperation with VARD Group. The company started collaboration with VARD Group 15 years ago when
Portsmouth-based warship HMS Iron Duke deployed today for a routine deployment across the Atlantic where she will be visiting various far-flung destinations in all seasons in both northern and southern hemispheres – enjoying summer and winter in the space of three months. During the six months awa
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded up to £111 million worth of new contracts to maintain its fleet of small boats. Six UK companies will benefit from the five year contract that will involve support for 1,450 boats used by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and MoD Police. They are: – [
BMT companies working in the defence market, including BMT Defence Services, BMT Hi-Q Sigma and BMT Isis, have further demonstrated their support to the Armed Forces by signing the community covenant with Bath and North East Somerset Council. The community covenant complements, at a local level, t
Korea Navy Donates Pohang-Class Corvette to Philippine Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will decommission a Pohang-class corvette (PCC) by year end for donation to the Philippine Navy, yet another sign of the two countries’ growing defense cooperation, according to the Philippine Embassy in Se
BAE Systems has announced new design contracts for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will play a vital role in the programme to deliver the Royal Navy’s next generation surface warship. Six Design Development Agreements have been awarded covering key areas such as propulsion, ventilation and e
HMS Defender sailed from Portsmouth yesterday (June 2) on her maiden deployment to the Middle East where she will carry out maritime security operations. The Type 45 destroyer will police busy shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, conducting security and counter piracy operations. Later she will hea
OceanWorks International announces a major system upgrade of the Italian Navy’s Atmospheric Diving Systems (ADS). Taking advantage of thruster improvements and upgraded electronic systems, the enhancements to the HARDSUIT System are focused in two main areas: 1) Thruster and buoyancy systems; 2) E
Royal Oman Navy Receives New Warship BAE Systems yesterday handed over the third of three new warships to the Royal Navy of Oman. Spanish Ambassador to UK Visits EU Navfor Operational HQ The Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Federico Trillo-Figueroa Martínez Conde, yesterda
Staff and students from the Defence School of Marine Engineering (DSMarE), HMS Sultan have welcomed a new dawn in the Royal UK Navy’s training capability with the recent commencement of the new Engineering Technician Initial Career Course (ETICC). The NVQ Level 2 accredited ETICC, which takes new
BAE Systems yesterday handed over the third of three new warships to the Royal Navy of Oman. Al Rasikh is a 99 metre corvette designed, built and delivered as part of Project Khareef. The Interim Acceptance ceremony was attended by dignitaries from both Oman and the UK who witnessed the ship’s cre
Capita plc has recently signed a contract with BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines to become its strategic partner to transform the existing method of IT service delivery for its submarine building business in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The contract is expected to be worth between £60m and £70m ove
BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has appointed Roy Quilliam as Business Development Director. Roy joined BMT in 1990 and previously held the position of Technical Director since 2003. With over 30 years’ experience of naval engineering design and support, Roy’s involvement in
