Babcock

13 October 2016: "Defence contractor Babcock International has secured an £80m order to make part of the missile launch silos for the next generation of Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarines. The 22 tube assemblies will require 150 workers at Rosyth in Fife and Bristol. The contract is part of the common missile compartment (CMC) project for the UK Successor and US Ohio Class replacement submarine programmes." (BBC)

24 October 2014: Babcock International and Lockheed Martin, who run the UK Military Flying Training System programme, have selected a consortium of KBR and Israeli arms company Elbit Systems as preferred bidder to replace the bulk of the programme's training aircraft. (Defense News, 24.10.2014)

Babcock Integrated Technology Limited applied for four arms export licences to Israel in 2012 and one in 2010 (see Freedom of Information responses, on 25.4.2014 and 15.9.2014). These were covered by the following ratings:

ML4b1: Equipment that is both specially designed for military use and specially designed for 'activities' relating to goods specified in ML4a. [ML4a: “Bombs, torpedoes, grenades, smoke canisters, rockets, mines, missiles, depth charges, demolition-charges, demolition-devices, demolition-kits, devices that contain "pyrotechnics", cartridges and simulators (i.e., equipment simulating the characteristics of any of these goods), specially designed for military use”];

ML14: military training or simulation equipment;

ML22a: Technology for listed goods.

(See gov.uk for full rating descriptions)

Babcock International's Annual Report in 2011 says it is "The largest supplier of support services to the Ministry of Defence."

Babcock International describes its involvement in producing the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier's as “delivering a significant element of the Royal Navy's two new 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers”. These have been extremely controversial as one will be mothballed as soon as it is launched, and the chair of the Public Accounts Committee has estimated that costs for the carriers will rise to £12 billion.

Babcock International also works on current UK nuclear submarines. This includes the Astute class hunter-killer submarines, as well as the Vanguard class, which carry nuclear weapons.

The 2011 Annual Report states:"We already have a role in the development of the new deterrent submarines but we believe the strength of our expertise in submarine support and our ownership of unique naval nuclear infrastructure will provide opportunities for enhancing our long-term role in this programme."

They also have military contracts with other countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.