Babcock

Jun- 2025 -

17 June

Air

Babcock, AURA AERO Partner on Next-Gen Electric Training Aircraft

Babcock partnered with French aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO to jointly offer next-gen electric training aircraft with aerobatic capability.

11 June

Europe

Babcock's works on Trafalgar-class submarine.

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Awards $153M Nuclear Submarine Defueling Contract to Babcock

Babcock received a $153 million contract from the UK to prepare for the nuclear defueling of four decommissioned Trafalgar-class submarines.

4 June

Asia Pacific

Juster Domingo

Babcock Completes Maintenance for Australian Arafura-Class OPV

Babcock Australasia has finished the maintenance for the Australian Navy's Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).

May- 2025 -

29 May

Europe

The HMS Venturer (F12) Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock Rolls Out First British Type 31 Frigate in Scotland

Babcock has debuted the UK Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate at its facility in Rosyth, Scotland.

21 May

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Exail Joins Babcock on Pilatus PC-7 Flight Simulation Contract for France

Exail and Babcock France will deliver flight simulation systems for training the French military pilots on the Pilatus PC-7 MKX.

21 May

Air

The Station Commander from RAF Lossiemouth, Group Captain Layden, has a flight with 120 Sqn onboard the RAF’s new submarine-hunting Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). The Crew, with Wing Commander Hanson are training continuously to begin Operations. The Station Commander, as part of the assessment of how things are progressing observes the Sqn as the carry out a training exercise over the North Sea. The aircraft is part of a new £3 billion programme, including the purchase of nine state-of-the-art Poseidon jets, which will improve the UK’s ability to track hostile targets below and above the waves. Poseidon aircraft will protect the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent and be central to NATO missions across the North Atlantic, co-operating closely with the US and Norwegian Poseidon fleets. The UK’s purchase of the Poseidon is in response to increased threats such as Russian submarine activity in the Atlantic returning to Cold War levels, while China is also investing heavily in new Arctic facilities, infrastructure and ice-capable ships.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Announces $400M Flight Training Upgrades for Navy, Air Force

The UK Ministry of Defence has invested $402.4 million to strengthen the flight skills of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in modern warfare.

19 May

Air

Airbus H145 helicopter with HForce weapon system

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Team Pitches H145M Helicopter as Polish SW-4 Replacement

Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding with Babcock and CAE to offer the H145M helicopter and related training services to the Polish Air Force.

13 May

Americas

Juster Domingo

AUKUS Taps H&B Defence for Nuclear Submarine Support

Arms firm H&B Defence was chosen to identify Australian companies that can support the supply chain for AUKUS' submarine and aircraft carrier program.

8 May

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Poland Starts Construction of Navy’s Second Miecznik-Class Frigate

Poland has begun work on its second Miecznik-class frigate, Burza, at the PGZ naval shipyard in the northern port city of Gdynia.

6 May

Technology

Joe Saballa

UK Troops Train in Babcock Simulator That Shakes, Smokes, and Smells Like War

British soldiers are testing a new combat simulator that turns any space into a sensory-heavy combat zone, complete with realistic visuals, sound, smoke, shaking floors, and even the smell of conflict.

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