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18 March 2025

Expression of Interest: TRIG Advisory Board

The Department for Transport (DfT) and Connected Places Catapult are inviting expressions of interest for the brand new Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) Advisory Board.

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17 March 2025

APCL Cammell Laird to Work with ORE Catapult to Inform Growth in UK Vessel Manufacturing for Offshore Wind

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the National Shipbuilding Office and The Crown Estate, have today announced the appointment of leading shipbuilder APCL Cammell Laird to carry out a detailed analysis of the future market opportunity for UK built ships in offshore wind.

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13 March 2025

Royal Navy Industry Engagement: RN CC&S Conference, 10 - 11 June 2025

The Royal Navy will host a RN Climate Change & Sustainability Conference at Leach Building, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, PO2 8BY on 10 – 11 June 2025.

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13 March 2025

Robosys Automation Launches Its New Autonomous Trials Boat in Support of Pioneering Advanced MASS

The advanced maritime autonomy software developer, Robosys Automation, has unveiled its new autonomous trials boat

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11 March 2025

GE Vernova Announced as Gold Sponsor for Society of Maritime Industries Conference 2025

The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) is pleased to welcome GE Vernova as a Gold Sponsor for the SMI Conference 2025, taking place on 1st April 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Southampton Grand Harbour.

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10 March 2025

Cammell Laird Welcomes Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

APCL Cammell Laird welcomed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to its facility last week following the Government’s announcement that it will be increasing defence expenditure to 2.5 % of GDP by April 2027.

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6 March 2025

SMIFutures Early Career Profiles: Rheanne Sun Wai

In this SMIFutures Board spotlight we are delighted to introduce you to Rheanne Sun Wai, Engineering Manager at BAE Systems

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5 March 2025

Exail Supplies Navigation Systems to NOR Offshore Rental for Expansion into APAC Region

NOR Offshore Rental (NOR) has ordered several units of Exail subsea Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to expand its rental equipment pool.

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3 March 2025

New Measures to Boost Small Businesses Benefitting from UK’s Defence Investment

Government announces major support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) following historic commitment to increase spending on defence.

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3 March 2025

Landmark Move for Robosys Supporting Global Expansion With New Headquarters

The advanced maritime autonomy software developer, Robosys Automation, has celebrated the opening of its new UK headquarters in Southampton, UK, in support of the company’s global expansion.

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