Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates to receive life rafts from Survitec
Babcock has signed a contract with the survival tech company for forty life rafts, which will be extended into 2028.
New Zealand’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has shortlisted two South Korean firms for its Maritime Sustainment Capability requirement for a new fleet tanker, according to a decision published on 9 September.
‘The Ministry of Defence has shortlisted Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, both of Korea, to provide best and final offers,’ the statement said.
The two companies will now compete head to head before one emerges the winner. Earlier European shipbuilding candidates Flensburger and Navantia have been eliminated after an RfT deadline passed on 24 June.
The MoD issued this RfT on 25 March to replace
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Babcock has signed a contract with the survival tech company for forty life rafts, which will be extended into 2028.
The protection system would be fitted to a range of Royal Navy surface ships, including Type 26 and 31 frigates, and Type 45 destroyers.
The seventh annual REPMUS* and Dynamic Messenger naval exercises, organized and led by the Portuguese Navy and NATO, were held over a three-week period in September 2023.
The Hellenic Navy has been in the process of replacing its nine remaining Elli-class (Kortaener/S-type) frigates with two new acquisition programmes for frigates and corvettes. The US offer of second-hand US Navy (USN) Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as potential corvette replacement, however, has given the Greek government pause for thought.
Deal signed in Canberra will see Australia and the UK bolster their defence partnership via operational agreements, security consultancy and further deals for their primary defence firms.
With the Netherlands selecting the Barracuda design for its new Orka-class submarines, it will give Australia a chance to see what it could have had after it cancelled its conventional submarine (SSK) project based on Barracuda, opting instead for a nuclear-powered submarine (SSN).