Babcock is delighted to have successfully achieved certification to the Carbon Trust Route to Net Zero Standard – Taking Action tier. The verification and certification process involved a quantitative assessment of carbon emissions, as well as a qualitative assessment of governance, carbon measurements, implementation, and stakeholder engagement. The Carbon Trust confirmed that ...
Work at Salisbury Plain Training Area has uncovered an Anglo-Saxon burial site during an archaeological dig. The team of military veterans, archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology and the DIO has unearthed a large bone and antler comb and some iron shears, in what they describe as the richest grave uncovered this year. ...
Thales Glasgow has been awarded a contract to provide periscopes to the next-generation of Dreadnought submarines. Thales has been providing the Silent Service with their ‘eyes’ since World War 1, this new contract will see Thales Glasgow deliver state-of-the-art ‘optronic masts’ – 21st Century successors to the iconic periscope – for ...
Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS TAMAR, one of the Royal Navy’s most modern ships, has visited the Solomon Islands. An OPV permanently deployed to support the countries of the Pacific region through UK defence engagement, this will be HMS Tamar’s inaugural visit to the Solomon Islands after her sister ship, ...
January 6, 2025
How boosting sustainability bolsters resilience and creates a competitive advantage
Emma Fitzgerald, UK and Ireland defence director at AECOM, explains how making sustainable changes to the defence sector estate can
December 16, 2024
Land - Shaping the future of defence procurement
Babcock has successfully delivered the first package of work within Project TAMPA for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). Project
