Small British businesses are to benefit from a new warship and submarine agreement, Defence Minister Maria Eagle has announced. The agreement, which will enhance economic growth across the UK, will also boost overall availability of the UK’s warships and submarines. It will see far greater access from the Ministry of Defence ...
Fincantieri has announced it has been awarded the contract for the construction of the fourth Next Generation Submarine (NFS) for the Italian Navy. The new submarine, valued at approximately 500 million euros, includes comprehensive Integrated Logistic Support and In-Service Support, marking a crucial step forward in the U212NFS program. The signature also ...
The Royal Navy has successfully used its smallest warships as a launchpad for autonomous mine hunting operations for the first time. Seven P2000 patrol vessels of the Coastal Forces Squadron deployed on NATO’s annual Baltic exercise – known as Baltops 24 – during which 50 ships, dozens of aircraft and 9,000 ...
Global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has secured a multi-year servicing contract from Sojitz Aerospace, on behalf of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), to service safety critical Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE) MK11 suits carried on board its submarine fleet. Setting a new precedent, Survitec has established an in-country servicing ...