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DE&S procures Royal Navy’s new “eye in the sky” capability

Maritime March 30, 2023

DE&S has procured new uncrewed aerial technology for the Royal Navy to find and track surface contacts of interest to enable freedom of navigation and good order at sea. Powerful surveillance sensors from Thales will be fitted to an S-100 uncrewed air system provided by Schiebel, as part of a c£20m ...

Helping SMEs onto the defence supply chain

Maritime March 17, 2023

DASA funding has helped a Northern Ireland SME deliver personnel and accounting technology to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers. Northern Ireland-based SME, Kinsetsu, has developed a resilient and scalable platform to accurately account for and locate personnel on Royal Navy ships, providing immediate insight of all souls on board, as well ...

Mine-hunting ‘mother ship’ arrives in Plymouth

Maritime February 1, 2023

A specialist ship to support Royal Navy operations – a mother ship to launch drones to find and destroy undersea threats – has arrived in Plymouth. A specialist ship bought to support Royal Navy mine-hunting operations – a mother ship to launch drones to find and destroy undersea threats – has ...

Babcock cuts steel on second Royal Navy Type 31 Inspiration Class frigate at Rosyth

Maritime January 26, 2023

Babcock has reached another major milestone on the Type 31 programme, to deliver five Inspiration Class frigates for the Royal Navy, as it cut steel marking the official start of HMS Active’s build programme at Rosyth. Coming just 16 months since steel was cut on the first ship, HMS Venturer, Babcock ...