• Military Logistics

  Babcock awarded Royal Navy support contracts

  20th October 2014

  Babcock will supply and support equipment for the Royal Navy under two seven-year contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Maritime Equipment Transformation (MET) …

• Naval Warfare

  Irish Navy trials ROV from OPV Samuel Beckett

  30th September 2014

  The introduction of a new class of offshore patrol vessel has enabled the Irish Naval Service to trial a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from one …

• Military Logistics

  Babcock awarded UK MoD equipment contract

  10th September 2014

  Babcock will supply and support a range of maritime davits, lifts, cranes and winches for use by the British armed forces under a new seven-year …

• Naval Warfare

  Work underway on UK small boat services contract

  5th August 2014

  Babcock has begun repair and maintenance work on the small boat services contract it was awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in June. …

• Naval Warfare

  New Irish OPV commissioned

  19th May 2014

  The first of two Irish offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) being built by Babcock for the Irish Naval Service was officially named and commissioned on 17 …

• Military Logistics

  UK MoD contracts £1.1 billion of services

  14th May 2014

  The UK MoD has awarded a series of support contracts totalling £1.1 billion to Landmarc Support Services and the Carillion Amey JV. Landmarc secured a …

• Military Logistics

  UK training estates contracts pushed back

  22nd April 2014

  The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has pushed back its planned Next Generation Estates Contracts (NGEC), it has emerged. A set of infrastructure management contracts, …

• Land Warfare

  Kuwait Warrior contract expected from June

  14th April 2014

  US gun manufacturer, ATK, believes a contract for the upgrade programme on Kuwait’s Warrior infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) could be awarded as soon as June. The company …

• Digital Battlespace

  Babcock makes move into cyber market

  23rd December 2013

  Babcock International Group has announced the acquisition Context Information Security (ContextIS) in a £32 million transaction.   ContextIS, based in London with offices in Germany …

• Naval Warfare

  Queen Elizabeth Class carrier radar begins testing

  9th September 2013

  The Artisan 3D radar being developed by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers has commenced integration trials on the …

• Naval Warfare

  UK Astute submarine finally ready for operations

  18th July 2013

  The first Astute-class submarine has been handed over to the Royal Navy for operations almost three years after it was commissioned. BAE Systems Maritime announced …

• Military Logistics

  Canadian subs struggling for full operational capability

  15th July 2013

  The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has admitted that only a single Victoria-class submarine is ‘fully-operational’ with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), despite signing …

• Military Logistics

  New support deal for HMS Scott

  8th May 2013

  Babcock has secured a £10million contract from the UK MoD to support the country’s only oceanographic survey vessel, HMS Scott, for the next five years. …

• Military Logistics

  Australia expands naval group maintenance contracts

  8th May 2013

  The Australian DoD released a tender on 7 May for the maintenance of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) four Adelaide-class frigates. The DoD has invited …

• Military Logistics

  UK privatises Trident missile support

  30th July 2012

  The UK MoD has privatised the support of its Trident missiles with the signing of a 15-year contract with the ABL Allianceconsortium. The deal announced on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...