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 ...
QinetiQ has confirmed the renewal of the Maritime Strategic Capability Arrangement (MSCA) with the Submarine Delivery Agency for a further ten years, ensuring a seamless transition from the previous 15-year agreement. The £259M contract also includes an option for an additional five-year extension. The MSCA delivers critical sovereign capabilities that contribute ...
Design work for the next-generation of Royal Navy submarines is underway following the award of two contracts to UK industry, the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. Two contracts worth £85 million each had been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to deliver design and concept work for a future Class ...
Peter Hodgkinson, Business Development Director at SEA, explores the company’s development of the anti-submarine warfare capability centred on the Krait Array low profile towed array sonar, and how findings from its most recent NATO trial will guide future R&D. At a time when there is major global investment in submarines, anti-submarine ...