Babcock International Group (Babcock) is creating over 1,000 new jobs at its large-scale manufacturing and shipbuilding facility in Rosyth, Scotland. The new job opportunities include 400 apprenticeships, 350 production support operatives, skilled engineers, tradespeople and graduates. The roles will support programmes like the Type 31 frigate design and build programme. The firm says its production […]
The subsea product line of Texas-based Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team to supply a world-class remotely operated vehicle. It’s said the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) will complement and increase the existing UK Defence salvage capabilities managed by SALMO and will […]
International defence company Babcock International has signed a four-year £750m contract with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Submarine Delivery Agency to deliver the infrastructure required to support and sustain the UK’s submarines in the coming decades. Babcock is the MoD’s second-largest contractor and has multibillion-pound contracts to maintain the navy’s Astute and Vanguard sub […]
The UK is planning to scrap plans for a national flagship yacht after critics branded it a Boris Johnson “vanity project”. Work on the £250m Royal Navy-crewed ship had been planned to start this year, with the boat to hit the water in 2024 or 2025. But, in an exclusive, the Mirror reports that new […]
BMT has announced its partnership with Marine Specialised Technology (MST) to provide the UK Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) with 18 state-of-the-art, high performance patrol vessels for operation across the UK. The BMT design is 15 metres in length and powered by twin inboard diesel propulsion engines, driving twin waterjets. Designed to reduce fuel consumption, […]