BAE Systems posts strong start to 2026 with major orders flowing
BAE Systems has reported strong operational and financial performance in the first four months of 2026 and maintained its full-year guidance, citing increased defence spending across all its key markets as a supportive backdrop for medium-term growth. The trading update, issued ahead of the company’s AGM, drew attention to a sustained order pipeline and steady […]
Naval chiefs visit Belfast as FSS investment passes £98.5m at Harland & Wolff
Commodore Sam Shattock, head of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and Rear Admiral Matthew Stratton, Director Naval Acquisition, have toured Navantia UK’s Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast as investment in the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme surpassed £98.5 million. The visit highlights an upgraded fabrication hall, mechanised panel lines, robotic plasma cutting systems and automated […]
EDA forum sharpens defence energy resilience as a procurement track
The European Defence Agency has published an outcomes piece, Enhancing Defence Energy Resilience through Sustainable Innovation, drawing together findings from this week’s Consultation Forum on Sustainable Energy in the Security and Defence Sector. The publication confirms that defence-grade microgrids, mobile and forward power, alternative fuels, energy storage and assured-distribution architectures are moving from sustainability-flavoured workstreams […]
Supply and Support of Hoses, Pipe Engineering Work and Valves (HPV) for Royal Navy Vessels
Supply of Spares, Repairs, Post Design and Technical Services of Hoses, Pipe Engineering Work and Valves (HPV) for Royal Navy Vessels