Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) News
Babcock International Group (Babcock), the international defence company, has signed a four-year £750 million contract with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), to deliver the infrastructure required to support and sustain the UK’s submarines for decades to come. As part of the major infrastructure programme underway at the Devonport site, Babcock will deliver substantial upgrades to existing infrastructure that will support the future capability...
Babcock and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have signed an initial contract for the multi-year refit of the second of the UK’s Vanguard Class nuclear submarines, HMS Victorious. The initial full cost recovery agreement, which will be replaced with a contract on the same terms for the full programme before the end of the year, enables Babcock to begin deep maintenance of the complex submarine at its facility at Devonport. Truly collaborative effort HMS Victorious plays a vital role i...
Anson, the fifth of seven Astute class attack submarines, being built for the Royal Navy, has been launched at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. The 7,400-tonne nuclear-powered submarine, officially named at a ceremony in December, emerged from the Devonshire Dock Hall and entered the water for the first time, earlier on April 20, 2021. The launch was a special moment for the Barrow shipyard, which is celebrating its 150th year of establishment and a...
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