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May 11, 2021 (Google Translation) – On the 10th, the Ministry of Defense and the Australian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement on joint research on fluid performance and fluid acoustic performance of ships. In this joint research, taking advantage of the characteristics of the test facilities in Japan and Australia, the water flow around the marine propulsion device in…
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April 19, 2021 – ERIKS, the leading specialized industrial services company, has won a major contract from Babcock International for the supply of electrically actuated valves and ancillary equipment for the new Type 31 frigate program. This is one of the biggest single contracts ever awarded to ERIKS in the UK and is an important recognition of the company’s parts…
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April 12, 2021 – KBR is expanding its presence in the UK naval defense sector with a new five year $470m contract to bring transformational change to the delivery of infrastructure services at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. KBR, working in a joint venture with BAE Systems, under the name KBS Maritime, will deliver ambitious, modern and enduring change to the…
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March 31, 2021 – BAE Systems has received a $21 million contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to support the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) over the next four-and-a-half years. This contract ensures the continued support and sustainment of CMWS systems on various UK aircraft platforms. The award includes annual repair and engineering services. “The UK Ministry of…
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November 19, 2020 – Combined with the manifesto commitment of a 0.5% uplift, the total increase for Defence is a substantial £24.1 billion. Today’s announcement funds a generational modernisation of the Armed Forces so they can defend the UK against future threats, while cementing Britain’s role as a leader in NATO and stimulating thousands of highly skilled jobs across the…
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The information requested is provided in the following tables. Type 23 Frigates: FRIGATE 2015 2016 2017 2018 ARGYLL 25 0 111 141 IRON DUKE 85 132 94 0 KENT 124 67 0 57 LANCASTER 157 0 0 0 MONMOUTH 68 113 209 131 MONTROSE 0 0 41 145 NORTHUMBERLAND 48 0 0 117 PORTLAND 107 176 41 0 RICHMOND 180…
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March 9, 2020 – In the future, unmanned surface vessels will go beyond the ability of traditional ships to attack and defend in uncertain environments, giving us a technology advantage over our enemies. One of these next generation systems currently being developed is MAST-13, an unmanned high-speed boat that will be capable of completely autonomous navigation. The new system is…
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