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Headquartered in London, Babcock has operations spanning the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, while also supporting customers in markets including Japan, Oman, Poland and the US. Its extensive network of dockyards, engineering facilities, training centers and specialist support sites enables the company to deliver complex defense, aviation and nuclear programs wherever they are needed.
“ Rosyth is our shipbuilding center of excellence,” IIgi elaborates,“ while our Devonport site is focused on through-life support and engineering services for the Royal Navy’ s surface and submarine fleets. Today, more than 60 percent of our maritime revenue comes from supporting the Royal Navy, including designing and building five Type 31 frigates and maintaining a significant proportion of its existing fleet.
“ While major UK defense procurement decisions were paused ahead of the government’ s latest defense investment plans( now published), we used that time to sharpen our international focus. At the same time, we’ re supporting the Royal Navy’ s future vision through programs focused on areas such as autonomous vessels and hybrid naval technologies.
“ International growth isn’ t about a single breakthrough; it’ s about getting the fundamentals right. Over the past two years, we’ ve built dedicated international teams with deep market knowledge and technical expertise, bringing together our engineering and commercial capabilities to support customers around the world.”
One of Babcock’ s most significant recent international wins is the Maritime Partnership Programme with Indonesia; ▲ IIgi Kim, Marine Chief Commercial Officer
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