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Land Warfare
Vendors vie for Land 125
2nd June 2021
Successful vendors were recently announced for the Integrated Soldier System programme to modernise equipment of the Australian 'digger'.
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Training
Babcock and Leonardo lay groundwork for FAcT bid
17th May 2021
Canadian subsidiaries of Babcock and Leonardo intend to form a JV to bid on future RCAF aircrew training programme.
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Naval Warfare
New Zealand bones up on RHIBs
25th May 2021
The time is approaching for New Zealand's navy to overhaul its fleet of RHIBs.
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Defence Helicopter
French Navy to operate additional H160s
21st May 2021
The first H160 is being assembled for French Navy search and rescue missions.
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Naval Warfare
France stays sanguine on Greek frigate prospects despite stiff competition
21st June 2021
Naval Group spearheads French industry efforts to meet Greek future frigate requirements, as the decision day looms.
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Naval Warfare
Frigate frenzy for FREMM in Indonesia
11th June 2021
Indonesia has been spreading its net widely for new warships, but it has finally made a catch with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
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Training
UK MoD adopts new approach to helicopter pilot training
4th June 2021
The UK is changing the way it conducts its rotary-wing pilot training for Army Air Corps and some Fleet Air Arm pilots.
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy names five new Inspiration-Class Type-31 warships
20th May 2021
First Sea Lord, Admiral Tony Radakin announces the names of five new Type-31 frigates.
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Naval Warfare
Type 31 programme passes design review milestone
27th April 2021
Shipbuilder Babcock expects to cut the first steel on the first Type 31 frigate by late 2021.
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Naval Warfare
Competition kindled for Korea’s controversial carrier
10th June 2021
An as-yet-unapproved light carrier, and an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS), grabbed the headlines at South Korea's MADEX naval exhibition.
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Military Logistics
UK renews Phalanx support contract for Babcock
15th April 2021
Babcock International carries on support for CIWS on Royal Navy vessels.
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Naval Warfare
RN sticks with Mk 8 gun support partners
9th April 2021
Babcock and BAE Systems carry on support for 4.5-inch guns arming Type 23 and Type 45 vessels.
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Naval Warfare
Modular Type 32 design could gain inspiration from Type 31 frigate
19th April 2021
The planned class of warship will have an ASW capability in addition to acting as a mothership for autonomous MCM systems.
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Military Logistics
Babcock continues pump equipment support for RN
26th March 2021
Latest seven-year contract extension is worth approximately £50 million.
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Digital Battlespace
British Army eyes savings from latest logistic support contract
22nd March 2021
Babcock joins the Land Environment Tactical Communications and Information Systems team as logistics support provider.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Data links
Data links | PC-7 MKX [France]
Babcock International Group announced on 10 January 2025 a new 17-year contract worth $827.9 million to supply the French Air and Space Force and the French ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | PC-7 MKX [France]
Babcock International Group announced on 10 January 2025 a new 17-year contract worth $827.9 million to supply the French Air and Space Force and the French ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | PC-7 MKX [France]
Babcock International Group announced on 10 January 2025 a new 17-year contract worth $827.9 million to supply the French Air and Space Force and the French ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | PC-7 MKX [France]
Babcock International Group announced on 10 January 2025 a new 17-year contract worth $827.9 million to supply the French Air and Space Force and the French ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Ukraine - UK supplied Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC)
Programme Background It was first reported in late September 2020 that the UK could provide eight Barzan-class fast attack craft to Ukraine. The platform has been ...
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Trainer
PC-7 MKX [France]
Development Babcock is set to supply the French Air and Space Force with 22 PC-7 MKX aircraft and 12 training stimulators for a total programme ...
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Trainer
PC-21 (France)
Programme Background The French Air and Space Force has chosen Dassault Aviation and Babcock to provide between nine and 13 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft for Phase ...
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Frigates
Inspiration Class (Type 31) [UK]
Development The Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate programme for the UK Royal Navy (RN) emerged during the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 when the MoD ...
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Patrol boats
Second-hand patrol boats (Ireland)
Programme Background The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced on 14 March that it was selling two decommissioned 340t Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) to Ireland. As ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Future Aircrew Training Program (Helicopter Procurement) - Canada
The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through two separate ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
The Hellenic Navy have a corvette requirement to replace the ten Elli-class frigates. Greece has joined as a partner of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), which is ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Type 32 [UK]
On 19 November 2020, the British Prime Minister announced an increase in defence spending over four years, representing a £16.5 billion increase. Amongst this announcement was ...
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Naval: shipboard communication systems
Naval: shipboard communication systems | Type 32 [UK]
On 19 November 2020, the British Prime Minister announced an increase in defence spending over four years, representing a £16.5 billion increase. Amongst this announcement was ...
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Aircraft carriers
Queen Elizabeth Class
The contract to begin the construction of the first ship was awarded in 2008, ten years after the programme was announced in the 1998 SDR. ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Inspiration Class (Type 31)
The Inspiration-class (Type 31) is a general-purpose frigate being procured by the UK RN to replace its Type 23 Duke-class frigates. The new frigates will ...
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Trainer
TB 30 Epsilon
The Socata TB 30 Epsilon is a light truboprop trainer aircraft. The first aircraft flew in 1979 and entered service in 1983. It is in ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
UK MFTS
The Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is a private finance initiative involving the MoD and Ascent, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, which was ...
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Major networking projects
Project Marshall
The Joint Military Air Traffic Services project was initiated by the UK MoD in November 2005 to identify and evaluate options for the future delivery ...
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Frigates
Miecznik frigates (Arrowhead 140)
The Miecznik frigates are based on the Babcock Arrowhead 140 design, already selected by the Royal Navy and the Indonesian Navy. Three ships have been ordered ...
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Air: transport/tanker simulators
A330 Voyager MRTT Training Services
Through AirTanker Services, a JV between Thales, Airbus Group, Cobham, Rolls-Royce and Babcock, Thales provides and maintains training services for the RAF’s Future Strategic Tanker ...
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Trainer
PC-21
Pilatus began the development of the PC-21 single-turboprop low-wing swept monoplane advanced trainer in 1999. The PC-21 can also be operated in the light attack ...
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Trainer
Phenom 100
Phenom 100 is a very light jet originally developed for single owner-pilot operation but later gained popularity as a jet trainer aircraft. The platform first ...
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Towed guns
Centurion LPWS
Raytheon developed the Centurion Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) in 2004-05 to provide a C-RAM system to protect US bases in Iraq. The heart of ...
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Naval guns
Bofors 40 mk4
Bofors 40 Mk4 is a naval gun system developed and produced by BAE Systems. It was originally produced by Swedish Bofors, which was acquired by ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
SK4110
Rohde&Schwarz; SK4110 is a high-power HF transmitter that provides beyond-line-of-sight communications with a high data rate. Notably, it has a liquid cooling system and optional ...
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Military UGVs
SPUR
The Squad Packable Utility Robot (SPUR) is QinitiQ's newest tactical land UGV. Designed to be backpackable, the drone can be deployed rapidly from its stowed state. It ...
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Naval guns
4.5" Mark 8
The 4.5" Mark 8 is a medium calibre naval gun developed in the United Kingdom. The current 4.5" Mark 8 replaced the World War II 4.5" guns in ...
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Frigates
Project 16 (Godavari Class)
Project 16 (Godavari class) guided-missile frigates were designed and built for the Indian Navy as the country's first ingenuously designed and built naval ship. The ...
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Trainer
PC-7 MKX
The Pilatus PC-7 MKX is a tandem-seat turboprop aircraft developed by Pilatus Aircraft for basic and intermediate military pilot training. First unveiled in 2021, the ...
