Babcock offers drone warships with British frigates in 2027

Babcock offers drone warships with British frigates in 2027

Speaking under the hulls of HMS Active and HMS Formidable at Rosyth, Babcock’s senior leadership told the UK Defence Journal how they intend to meet the First Sea Lord’s call for rapid expansion of autonomous mass at sea, telling me their ARMOR Force concept is built to deliver both speed and scale. Babcock chief executive David Lockwood said the company’s partnership with HII and Arondite is designed to combine industrial production with fast s…