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Home» News»Babcock Awarded SLBM Tube Contract Extension By Electric Boat
An artist rendering of future Dreadnought -class submarine.
An artist rendering of future Dreadnought -class submarine. Dreadnought-class is United Kingdom future ballistic missile submarine which will be the replacement for the Vanguard class. Royal Navy picture

Babcock Awarded SLBM Tube Contract Extension By Electric Boat

Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has been awarded a multimillion pound contract extension to manufacture a further 18 tactical Missile Tube Assemblies (MTAs) for General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB).

Xavier Vavasseur 02 Jun 2020

Babcock International Group press release

It is part of the Common Missile Compartment (CMC) project for the UK Dreadnought class and US Columbia class submarine programmes, and will support more than 200 Advanced Manufacturing jobs at Babcock’s Rosyth and Bristol facilities.

“This is a prime example of the capability of our defence industry to deliver specialised and complex manufacturing in support of an internationally significant programme. The contract extension will support 200 highly-skilled jobs in Bristol and Rosyth, building next-generation technology for our vital nuclear deterrent.”


UK Defence Minister, Jeremy Quin

Since 2014, Babcock has successfully secured competitive contracts with GDEB to manufacture 57 MTAs. The latest of these contracts included an option to supply an additional 18 MTAs, resulting in the recent contract extension.

Common Missile Compartment CMC
The four-tube “quad-pack” Common Missile Compartment (CMC) built for the U.S. Navy Columbia-class and UK Royal Navy Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). (Photo courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat/Released)

This brings the total number of tactical MTAs that will be manufactured by Babcock for Electric Boat to 75, and will see Babcock’s work transition from the UK Dreadnought to the US Columbia programme.

“We’re delighted to be awarded this contract extension, which is testament to the skills and capability of our workforce, as well as the quality of product we are delivering. This work will help support more than 200 cutting-edge manufacturing roles at Rosyth and Bristol until at least 2026.”


John Howie, Chief Executive of Marine at Babcock

This latest award is a real vote of confidence in the Babcock team and positions it well for subsequent awards.

Babcock’s programme of work has been supported by a multimillion-pound facilities investment at Rosyth and Bristol.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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