Babcock International (Babcock), the defence company, has been awarded a contract for additional work on the South Korean Navy’s submarine programme. The seven-year contract, awarded by Hanwha Ocean, is to manufacture and install the weapons handling launch system (WHLS) on Boat 6 of the Jangbogo-III class boat. Boat 6, namely ‘Jangbogo-III Batch-II ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has set up a £42.5M research partnership to develop ground-breaking new materials. The Defence Materials Centre of Excellence (DMEx) will bring together world-leading UK experts in a national effort to accelerate advances in defence material technology for extreme physical environments. The DMEx will research, create, ...
Defence budgets are back in the spotlight, as demand for more robust defence and security solutions grows in parity with the number of global military conflicts taking place, says Steven Wood Head of Defence, Security and Aerospace at Digital Catapult. Recent events have prompted calls from the UK defence community ...
A significant upgrade system for Royal Navy missiles – recently used to shoot down multiple hostile drones in the Red Sea – has been announced, which will support hundreds of UK jobs. Crucial for sailors, surface fleet and air threats, the Sea Viper Air Defence system will be upgraded with updated missiles featuring ...