Babcock Secures Contract to Support First Nuclear Submarine Defueling Operations in 20 years

Babcock picture Babcock has been awarded a three-year contract to prepare for the first nuclear defueling of a decommissioned Royal Navy Trafalgar-class submarine in over 20 years. The operations will take place at Babcock’s Devonport facility in Plymouth, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s Submarine Dismantling Project. Babcock press release This £114 million contract …

Saab and CAE to partner on training simulators for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new submarine fleet

The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the initiative on May 29, the last day of the CANSEC defence industry trade show in Ottawa. Swedish defence manufacturer Saab and Canadian tech company CAE Inc. say they will work together to create training simulators for the Royal Canadian Navy’s next submarine fleet. …

NEWS RELEASE Oceaneering Announces Award of Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair Contract by bp Mauritania Investments Limited

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) (NYSE:OII) announced that its Oshore Projects Group (“OPG”) has been awarded a multi-year contract by bp Mauritania Investments Limited for the provision of subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services in the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim eld. Oceaneering will support this contract with one …

NATO MILITARY DIVING WORKING GROUP all set to go!

NATO Exercise Dynamic Mongoose

The ships of nine NATO nations are honing their anti-submarine warfare (ASW) skills on Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 25 in the waters off Iceland. As per a recent press statement, the exercise is being led by Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), the central command of all NATO maritime forces and is being hosted by the Icelandic Coast …

JFD delivers submarine rescue system for Republic of Korea Navy

JFD, a part of the defense division at James Fisher and Sons, has announced that its advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) has been successfully delivered and accepted by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).                                 Credit: JFD   The project builds on JFD’s contract with Hanwha Ocean to support the ROKN. After completing factory and harbor …

BAE Systems nets additional $11.5M for Columbia-class submarine components

Defense company BAE Systems has received an additional $11.5 million production order for a Columbia-class submarine component. Under this contract, BAE Systems will manufacture an additional component for the US Navy.                             Credit: US Navy     This delivery order originates from the $72 million contract BAE Systems won in 2023 to provide components for …

FET upgrades subsea equipment survey package

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has added new features to its video recording services for the survey and inspection of subsea equipment. VisualSoft Suite 11.1 has been upgraded to enable integration with FET’s latest digital video recording system, VisualDVR. The multi-channel equipment can be deployed on ROVs for the offshore energy and other sectors. New support …

New Date for NATO SMERWG 25

Please note: the date of this year’s Industry Reception had been changed to TUESDAY 10 JUNE 2025 Everything else remains the same.

NATO MDWG 25 Industry Reception Announced

The Royal Canadian Navy will host the MDWG meeting and Sonistics are delighted to announce the date of the Industry Reception being held as part of this important meeting. This will he held on 30 June 2025.  MDWG 25 Contact Charlie for further information