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Safety tech startup Tended receives £2.4m funding boost to accelerate growth

Homeland November 12, 2021

Safety technology startup, Tended, has secured £2.4 million in investment to further propel its growth, bringing the company’s total funding to £4.4 million. The funding was led by existing investor Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from early-stage European venture capital firm Basinghall Partners, UKRI, and a number of industry-specific angel investors. Founded in ...

Babcock and partners awarded contract for Royal Navy’s maritime electronic warfare systems integrated capability

Maritime November 11, 2021

Babcock has been awarded a 13-year contract  worth around £100 million by the UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)  for the design, manufacture, delivery/commisioning and in-service support to the Maritime Electronic Warfare Systems Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) Increment 1. Babcock will deliver the programme together with its collaboration partners, Elbit Systems UK ...

Babcock highlights support of COP26 goals

Land November 10, 2021

Babcock is highlighting its support of the COP26 climate change summit goals with an enlightening message showing the Company’s commitment to setting ambitious science-based targets in line with 1.5oC limit to global warming and delivering net zero carbon emissions by 2040. “Babcock supporting COP26 – #racetozero” will be illuminated on Babcock ...

First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 programme

Maritime September 27, 2021

The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has officially cut steel for the UK’s newest warship, during a ceremony held at Rosyth dockyard. The event marks a significant milestone in the programme for the Royal Navy, Defence and shipbuilding in Scotland, with all five vessels to be built by Babcock on the Firth ...