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Naval Warfare
Type 31 programme passes design review milestone
27th April 2021
Shipbuilder Babcock expects to cut the first steel on the first Type 31 frigate by late 2021.
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Naval Warfare
Competition kindled for Korea’s controversial carrier
10th June 2021
An as-yet-unapproved light carrier, and an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS), grabbed the headlines at South Korea's MADEX naval exhibition.
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Military Logistics
UK renews Phalanx support contract for Babcock
15th April 2021
Babcock International carries on support for CIWS on Royal Navy vessels.
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Naval Warfare
RN sticks with Mk 8 gun support partners
9th April 2021
Babcock and BAE Systems carry on support for 4.5-inch guns arming Type 23 and Type 45 vessels.
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Naval Warfare
Modular Type 32 design could gain inspiration from Type 31 frigate
19th April 2021
The planned class of warship will have an ASW capability in addition to acting as a mothership for autonomous MCM systems.
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Military Logistics
Babcock continues pump equipment support for RN
26th March 2021
Latest seven-year contract extension is worth approximately £50 million.
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Digital Battlespace
British Army eyes savings from latest logistic support contract
22nd March 2021
Babcock joins the Land Environment Tactical Communications and Information Systems team as logistics support provider.
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Naval Warfare
Indonesia receives first indigenously assembled submarine
17th March 2021
KRI Alugoro, constructed for the Indonesian Navy, is the first submarine to be assembled in Southeast Asia.
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Naval Warfare
Poland reaffirms its commitment to Miecznik but Swedish sub talks stutter
18th March 2021
Polish government breathes new life into its plan to build at least one new frigate for the Polish Navy, with European shipbuilders expressing interest.
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Naval Warfare
Babcock continues Harpoon asset availability support for RN
8th January 2021
Babcock provides specialist engineering expertise supporting Harpoon availability for Type 23 and Type 45 vessels.
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Naval Warfare
Montrose completes support period at Duqm
11th January 2021
Type 23 frigate returns to operational duties after four weeks in drydock.
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Naval Warfare
Order of long-lead items for Type 26 Batch 2 underway
25th January 2021
A key element in the RN future surface fleet, the Type 26 programme has reduced in scope from a planned 13 hulls to just eight.
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Naval Warfare
Babcock invests in new Module Hall at Rosyth
14th December 2020
Facility will be big enough to allow two Type 31 vessels to be assembled simultaneously
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Training
Capita team wins Selborne
23rd December 2020
Has the MoD made itself a hostage to fortune by outsourcing training services to a private consortium?
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Naval Warfare
South Korea reveals imagery of LPX-II carrier
7th January 2021
South Korea has its heart set on a new light aircraft carrier capable of operating F-35B fighters and helicopters.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Ukraine - UK supplied Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC)
Programme Background It was first reported in late September 2020 that the UK could provide eight Barzan-class fast attack craft to Ukraine. The platform has been ...
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Trainer
PC-21 (France)
Programme Background The French Air and Space Force has chosen Dassault Aviation and Babcock to provide between nine and 13 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft for Phase ...
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Frigates
Inspiration Class (Type 31) [UK]
Development The Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate programme for the UK Royal Navy (RN) emerged during the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 when the MoD ...
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Patrol boats
Second-hand patrol boats (Ireland)
Programme Background The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced on 14 March that it was selling two decommissioned 340t Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) to Ireland. As ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada
The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Type 32 [UK]
On 19 November 2020, the British Prime Minister announced an increase in defence spending over four years, representing a £16.5 billion increase. Amongst this announcement was ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Type 32 [UK]
On 19 November 2020, the British Prime Minister announced an increase in defence spending over four years, representing a £16.5 billion increase. Amongst this announcement was ...
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Aircraft carriers
Queen Elizabeth Class
The contract to begin the construction of the first ship was awarded in 2008, ten years after the programme was announced in the 1998 SDR. ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
Project Land 2097 Phase 4 - Australia
According to the RfI, under Project Land 2097 Phase 4, the selected helicopter must comprise a commercial or military off-the-shelf solution that is already in ...
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Frigates
Arrowhead 140 Frigate Acquisition (1-2) [Indonesia]
Programme Background Requirements Indonesia’s policy of Minimum Essential Force (MEF) seeks to create an armed force capable of defending the nation. The navy has thus ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Greek Stop-Gap Frigate Procurement
The Hellenic Navy has an urgent requirement for new frigates. Between two and four new frigates were expected to be procured, but the need was ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Greek Stop-Gap Frigate Procurement
The Hellenic Navy has an urgent requirement for new frigates. Between two and four new frigates were expected to be procured, but the need was ...
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Frigates
Type 32 [UK]
Programme Background Requirements The UK Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, has said work on the new programme will not begin until the mid-2020s. ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Inspiration Class (Type 31)
The Inspiration-class (Type 31) is a general-purpose frigate being procured by the UK RN to replace its Type 23 Duke-class frigates. The new frigates will ...
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Trainer
TB 30 Epsilon
The Socata TB 30 Epsilon is a light truboprop trainer aircraft. The first aircraft flew in 1979 and entered service in 1983. It is in ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
UK MFTS
The Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is a private finance initiative involving the MoD and Ascent, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, which was ...
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Major networking projects
Project Marshall
The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...
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Frigates
Miecznik frigates (Arrowhead 140)
The Miecznik frigates are based on the Babcock Arrowhead 140 design, already selected by the Royal Navy and the Indonesian Navy. Three ships have been ordered ...
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Air: transport/tanker simulators
A330 Voyager MRTT Training Services
Through AirTanker Services, a JV between Thales, Airbus Group, Cobham, Rolls-Royce and Babcock, Thales provides and maintains training services for the RAF’s Future Strategic Tanker ...
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Trainer
PC-21
Pilatus began the development of the PC-21 single-turboprop low-wing swept monoplane advanced trainer in 1999. The PC-21 can also be operated in the light attack ...
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Trainer
Phenom 100
Phenom 100 is a very light jet originally developed for single owner-pilot operation but later gained popularity as a jet trainer aircraft. The platform first ...
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Towed guns
Centurion LPWS
Raytheon developed the Centurion Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) in 2004-05 to provide a C-RAM system to protect US bases in Iraq. The heart of ...
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Naval guns
Bofors 40 mk4
Bofors 40 Mk4 is a naval gun system developed and produced by BAE Systems. It was originally produced by Swedish Bofors, which was acquired by ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
SK4110
Rohde&Schwarz; SK4110 is a high-power HF transmitter that provides beyond-line-of-sight communications with a high data rate. Notably, it has a liquid cooling system and optional ...
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Naval guns
4.5" Mark 8
The 4.5" Mark 8 is a medium calibre naval gun developed in the United Kingdom. The current 4.5" Mark 8 replaced the World War II 4.5" guns in ...
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Frigates
Project 16 (Godavari Class)
Project 16 (Godavari class) guided-missile frigates were designed and built for the Indian Navy as the country's first ingenuously designed and built naval ship. The ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM, Naval: Radio and SATCOM
R&S M3SR Series4100
Rohde & Schwarz M3SR Series4100 is a family of software-defined HF radios designed for stationary and shipborne communications. Offered in multiple configurations, they offer high-data-rate BLOS ...
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H160
Airbus Helicopters unveiled a full-scale model of the H160 medium twin rotorcraft on 3 March 2015 at Heli-Expo. The utility helicopter, the first to be ...