Defense

Babcock has been awarded a new five-year contract by the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) to continue providing in-service support for the Royal Navy’s Ships Protective System (SPS) equipment.

SEA is pleased to announce that its subsidiary SEA Canada has been awarded a £15.1 million contract to cover the production of lightweight Torpedo Launch Systems (TLS) for a major naval vessel program. Work will commence immediately and is expected to complete in 2030.

General Dynamics Mission Systems announced that it was awarded a $335,071,035 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee follow on contract as the prime integrator for the Trident II Fire Control System (FCS).

The Aurora Engineering Delivery Partnership (EDP) has been awarded a new contract by Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S). Aurora EDP is a unique partnership between QinetiQ, AtkinsRéalis and BMT and is the UK Ministry of Defense’s primary route for procuring engineering services.

HII announced that its Enlighten subsidiary, based in Columbia, Maryland, supported the US Coast Guard in achieving a three-year “authority to operate” (ATO) status on its Integrated Data Environment known as SURVEYOR.

BAE Systems delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) variant to the US Marine Corps for testing.

DGA awarded Naval Group a framework agreement for the design, production and testing of an Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle (UCUV) demonstrator.

Babcock has been awarded a contract for additional work on the South Korean Navy’s submarine program.

SEA will provide the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates with upgrade to the torpedo launcher and countermeasures systems as part of a major new contract.

HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division was awarded an advanced planning contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

Four MEKO® 200 HN (Hellenic Navy) frigates have been in service with the Hellenic Navy since the mid-1990s. In order to extend the service life of the fleet, the Navy intends to commission a comprehensive modernization (mid-life upgrade). The original equipment manufacturers of the four MEKO® 200 HN frigates, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Thales, were approached for the modernization program.

ARMADA Marine Robotics has won a spot in the Emerge Accelerator sponsored by the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a unit within the Department of Defense (DoD). The NSIN Emerge Accelerator establishes partnerships with universities and small businesses to create new dual-use ventures that can serve both government and commercial markets.