RFA Diligence, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship previously involved in the Falklands and Gulf conflicts, has arrived in Turkey after being sold for recycling by Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA). Reflecting an ongoing commitment to sustainability and ethical recycling, the ship was sold to new owner LEYAL Ship Recycling Group by ...
Live firings of the British Army’s highly lethal future tank – the Challenger 3 – have taken place in Germany, witnessed by UK Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge. With advanced survivability and devastating firepower, the Challenger 3 boasts an impressive range of state-of-the-art technology, making it the most lethal and survivable ...
Babcock International Group, the defence company, has been awarded the contract to manage the Type 23 class frigate Refit Support Group, allowing the company to take end-to-end responsibility for vessel upkeep and regeneration in preparation for handover to the ship’s crew. This innovative change follows more than five years of close ...
QinetiQ has successfully trialled the UK’s first Crewed-Uncrewed-Teaming demonstration between a crewed aircraft and an autonomous jet drone. The trial – which took place in collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Royal Navy and the Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC) – saw a QinetiQ jet aircraft ...
August 13, 2024
Homeland - Babcock and Uplift360 partner to explore recycling and repurposing defence equipment
Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, has signed an agreement with Uplift360, a deep tech company developing chemical technologies,
February 9, 2024
Maritime - Aurora Engineering Partnership awarded new £12m contract by DE&S
The Aurora Engineering Delivery Partnership (EDP) has been awarded a new contract by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). Aurora EDP
