Babcock supports the maintenance and modernization of UK nuclear armed submarines and is subcontracted for work on U.S. nuclear armed submarines.
Nuclear Weapons | Investments (Annual comparison)
Nuclear weapons
Babcock sustains the entirety of the UK’s submarine fleet, including by delivering through-life support and life extension of the UK nuclear armed Vanguard class submarine.[iii] In 2021, Babcock received a £3.5 billion, five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for naval base operations, including at the HMNB Clyde, where UK nuclear armed submarines are stationed.[iv] In November 2023, Babcock received a four-year, £750 million contract for the delivery of infrastructure to “support the future capability of the Royal Navy and the UK’s Defence Nuclear Enterprise”[v] and was awarded two further contracts for work on the UK nuclear armed Dreadnought class submarines, with a combined value of £120 million.[vi] In 2023, Babcock also completed the maintenance and life-extension programme for the HMS Vanguard and returned it to the Royal Navy.[vii] Under a £560 million contract, awarded in March 2024, Babcock will modernize the second of the Vanguard class, the HMS Victorious, to enable it to continue operational patrols “well into the 2030s”.[viii]
In June 2020, Babcock was also subcontracted by General Dynamics to provide an additional 18 tactical Missile Tube Assemblies for both the UK Dreadnought and the U.S. Colombia-class submarines, designed to be armed with Trident nuclear weapons.[ix]
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