Maritime Defence & Security News
SMIFutures Early Career Profiles: Conor Gorman
In this article, Conor discusses his career in acoustic engineering at Thales, the varied and exciting opportunities that the maritime industry offers and the role of young maritime professionals in shaping the future of the sector.
Babcock forms Strategic Partnership with Hanwha Ocean to grow global opportunities
Babcock, the international defence company, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to further its development in the global naval market and to underpin its existing relationship with the South Korean shipbuilding and offshore company
BMT Strengthens Maritime Engineering and Design Leadership in Asia Pacific with Strategic Acquisition of AMT
Acquisition of independent, Australian-owned AMT enhances BMT’s expertise in naval architecture and marine engineering, bolstering capability to pursue opportunities across the APAC region.
Record £1 billion skills investment as BAE Systems set to recruit thousands more apprentices and graduates in 2025
BAE Systems is projecting a record number of young people in training in 2025 and the Company’s investment in education and skills is expected to reach £1 billion since the start of the decade.
British engineers successfully demonstrate UK’s first autonomous extra large submarine for military use
The XLAUV has been configured to enable militaries to monitor and help protect underwater infrastructure across the vast expanses of the seabed, support anti-submarine warfare and provide another means for them to undertake covert surveillance missions.
The Directorate General of Armaments Application for Start up and SME's: Challenge Development of innovative marine and underwater targets
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA Missile Tests) is launching a call for expressions of interest aimed at innovative companies as part of the DGA EM Challenge - Innovation 2024: Development of innovative marine and underwater targets.
Babcock and LIG Nex1 sign memorandum of understanding
Babcock, the international defence company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Korea technology company LIG Nex1bringing together the capabilities of both organizations, to grow opportunities in Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), Training Centre management and weapons systems technology markets.
Fleet Solid Support Ships Programme successfully completes its Preliminary Design Review
Navantia UK and BMT Achieve the First Key Milestone on the FSS Programme after collaboration in the Functional Design
University and Royal Navy commit to expanded research partnership
The organisations first joined forces in 2021 and have agreed to continue working together for at least a further three years The University of Plymouth and the Royal Navy have reaffirmed their commitment to working together on a range of innovative research and other initiatives.
SMIFutures Early Career Profile: Courtney Story
Meet Courtney Story, Supply Chain manager at BAE Systems. In this interview, Courtney discusses seeing the value in your challenges, the benefits of peer learning and what she learned from her time living aboard a Royal Navy warship.
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