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, ...
Refresh of Defence Command Paper sees £2.5Bn investment in stockpiles as UK seeks to learn from current global tensions and improve its security planning. The Integrated Review Refresh 2023 (IRR), was published in March of this year, alongside an announcement at the Spring Budget of an additional investment in Defence of £5Bn ...
Babcock, the international defence company, and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have signed an initial contract for the multi-year refit of the second of the UK’s Vanguard Class nuclear submarines, HMS Victorious. The initial full cost recovery agreement, which will be replaced with a contract on the same terms for the ...
January 23, 2025
Homeland - Rolls-Royce selects design partner for major Derby site expansion work
Rolls-Royce Submarines has announced the joint appointment of AtkinsRéalis and Mott MacDonald as its new fissile design partners – a
January 16, 2025
Land - Radio Wave drone killer sucessfully tested
Game-changing Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) neutralises drone swarms for just 10p per shot, supporting over 135 skilled UK
