At the latest meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Maritime and Shipbuilding, Babcock signalled that the Danish and Swedish naval programmes it is competing in are approaching decisive phases.

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The UK, US and Australia have declared AUKUS “full steam ahead” after Washington completed its internal review, with all three governments shifting from planning to delivery of submarines and advanced tech.

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GMB Scotland has accused the Scottish Government of allowing avoidable delays in ferry procurement to jeopardise the future of Ferguson Marine, the union stated.

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ARCIMS autonomously launched and recovered the KATFISH sonar system during NATO trials off Portland, demonstrating a new combined capability for rapid mine countermeasures and seabed inspection.

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JFD Global has secured a significant contract to deliver the core hyperbaric and saturation diving systems for the Polish Navy’s new salvage and rescue vessel, Ratownik.

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The Royal Navy’s Caribbean-based patrol vessel HMS Medway has conducted live gunnery exercises in equatorial waters.

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Rosyth, Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie argued, is no longer only a national asset but a trusted node within the defence industrial networks of Britain’s closest allies.

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Lord West of Spithead warned that the attack submarine force has reached what he called “the worst state in my 60 years of service”.

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Speaking under the hulls of Type 31 Frigates at Rosyth, Babcock’s senior leadership told the UK Defence Journal how they intend to meet the First Sea Lord’s call for rapid expansion of autonomous mass at sea, with a drone ship alongside HMS Venturer in 2027.

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HII and Babcock have signed a new contract that will see major sections of US Virginia-class submarines built in Scotland, deepening industrial links between the two countries and broadening the AUKUS supply base.

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