With up to 28 warships and submarines in the pipeline, backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP, Britain is seeing a new Golden Age of shipbuilding. Speaking at the annual Sea Power Conference in central London, the Defence Secretary will announce that up to six new state-of-the-art warships will ...
Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, has been selected by Saab to support the design for the development of the Swedish Navy’s new Luleå-class Surface Combatant. Saab, commissioned by FMV, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, will design four ships for the Swedish Navy. Babcock will initially provide engineering support including structural ...
Scotland is playing a crucial role in the Navy’s shipbuilding pipeline and the UK’s security, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said on a visit to key shipyards. Visiting Govan, where BAE Systems are building Type 26 frigates, and HMNB Clyde, home of the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet, the Defence Secretary met with ...
Hardware superiority is no longer enough to guarantee a victory in modern warfare. The calculated and deliberate use of technology now provides significant opportunity to enhance and improve hardware systems, sensors and platforms. More than ever before, it is vital that we not only continue to invest in hardware but ...
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