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Babcock completes extensive maintenance of HMS Somerset
Babcock International Group has achieved Ready for Sea Date for the Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset at Babcock’s Devonport facility.
30 March 2022
Babcock International Group has achieved Ready for Sea Date for the Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset at Babcock’s Devonport facility.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced March 15 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Babcock International for “technology development for naval vessels.”
The PGZ MIECZNIK consortium has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with British industries (Babcock, Thales UK, MBDA UK) and therefore selected the Arrowhead 140 design for the future multipurpose frigates of the Polish Navy.
Babcock has been awarded a further seven and a half year Maritime Fleet Sustainment Service contract – Hāpai Taua Manuao – by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), further strengthening its relationship with the Royal New Zealand Navy.
Babcock will purchase the remaining 50% stake in its Australian Naval Ship Management (NSM) joint venture from its Australian partner.
The Ukrainian Parliament on January 27 adopted the law on ratification of the Framework Agreement between Ukraine and the UK…
Babcock, the defence, security and aerospace company, has unveiled plans to recruit 500 workers for its Type 31 frigate programme as the build of its new state-of-the-art assembly hall, The Venturer Building is completed at its Rosyth site.
Babcock has been awarded a contract for the design, manufacture, delivery/commissioning and in-service support to the Maritime Electronic Warfare Systems Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) Increment 1.
Babcock, the aerospace, defence and security company, was joined by UK Secretary of State for Defence and Shipbuilding Tsar, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP to cut the first steel for the first of the Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates, HMS VENTURER.
Babcock the aerospace, defence and security company has secured the first export contract for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia (Persero), a state-owned enterprise that builds and maintains ships for military and commercial use from its facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia.
