Tomorrow’s Defense: Unmanned Vehicles Enter the Naval Arena
. The collaborative approach of Unmanned Warrior is at the heart of the U.K.’s new Defense Innovation Initiative and the £800 million ($985 million) fund that supports the generation of ideas to benefit both the country’s defense and British business. U.K. Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon MP, commented, “The sheer scale of this exercise demonstrates how our armed forces are leading in developing futuristic technologies to keep us safe at sea or in the air. This is part of our new approach to harnessing innovation, backed by a rising defense budget, to ensure we keep ahead
Australia, France Meet to focus on Future Submarine Program
Australia's Future Submarine Program," Minister Payne said. In the sidelines of the Counter-Daesh meeting in Paris today, Minister Payne also took part in separate bilateral calls with her UK and Italian counterparts. During the meeting with her UK counterpart, Secretary Michael Fallon, Minister Payne discussed a range of issues including developments in Iraq and Syria, and broader security and stability issues. Minister Payne also acknowledged the UK's BAE Systems interest in Australia's Future Frigate program and welcomed the broader value of Australia's defence industry
Construction Begins on UK’s Next Submarines
BAE Systems welcomed the Right Honorable Sir Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defense to Barrow-in-Furness shipyard to press a button, commencing the first metal-cut for the Successor program. The secretary of State's visit follows a recent U.K. Government commitment of £1.3 billion funding for the Successor Submarine program on October 1. This program will deliver four new submarines for the Royal Navy and will replace the current Vanguard class, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. The U.K. MOD funding announced today will cover initial manufactur
SeeByte Host UK Defense Secretary Fallon
U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has met with leading Scottish based companies that are bringing cutting edge technology to the front line. Fallon visited SeeByte, a software SME and Finmeccanica Airborne and Space Systems Division, Edinburgh, a defense electronics, communications and radar company. SeeByte provides the MOD with software that pilots its underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs). The firm, which employs 61 people, was awarded a £1.1 million contract in December 2014 by the MOD, and has since integrated its software onto three Iver3 underwater unmanned
BAE Systems to Upgrade UK Navy Torpedoes
of an attack. The result is an underwater weapon that provides decisive advantage against the full range of submarine and surface threats in all operational environments. Extensive in-water testing will demonstrate consistently high performance and outstanding reliability. Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon, said, “This contract award is good news for the Royal Navy, the U.K. and the city of Portsmouth where around 100 engineering jobs will be created or sustained. He continued “Portsmouth continues to play a significant part in defense as illustrated by this contract award and has a
Report Helps Wind Industry Reduce Noise Effects on Marine Mammals
on the use of deterrent devices and improvements to standard mitigations. The report also provides recommendations for further research and a roadmap for the next phase of the project which is to test and potentially develop ADDs for effective prevention of injury to marine mammals. Michael Fallon, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change said, “I welcome the publication of this joint industry and Government report. It is essential that all industry stakeholders continue to work together to implement the report’s recommendations. This will increase the protection
Industry Research into Oil and Gas Skills
activities to address them to meet the long term demand for a skilled workforce. Ultimately this research will allow us, as an industry, to priorities our activity in a targeted way in order that we might build the workforce we need to succeed in the future.” Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon said, "The U.K. is a hub for oil and gas expertise, driven by the ingenuity and skills of its workforce. However, we can’t be complacent. The shortage of skills in the sector is major threat to its overall competitiveness and one of the biggest challenges that the industry faces today
U.K.: Massive Offshore Wind Farm Opens
Greater Gabbard wind farm, which is reportedly the second largest offshore wind farm in the world, costing £1.3 billion and generating enough clean electricity to power over half a million homes, was officially opened off the coast of Suffolk by the Energy and Business Minister Michael Fallon. Greater Gabbard has 140 turbines and will double in size once the Galloper wind farm extension is completed in 2017. Offshore wind has the potential to provide enough clean power for 11 million homes in the U.K. by the end of this decade, creating 30,000 jobs and contributing £7 billion to the
Bibby Completes Fleetwide Hyperbaric Evacuation Trials
to respond as quickly as possible, we have taken a proactive and unique approach to our evacuation planning strategy by mating different lifeboats from different vessels in a number of dockside locations.” Bibby Offshore recently hosted a visit from the Minister of State for Energy, Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon MP, as part of a fact-finding mission on the subsea sector of the oil and gas industry, in conjunction with the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Michael Fallon was recently appointed as the Minister of State for Energy to combine with his role as Minister of State for Business and