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venture with HII in Australia, which gives us another strong foundation for collaboration.
“ As the concept of a Hybrid Navy develops, we’ re looking closely at how autonomous platforms can complement traditional capabilities. HII has already made significant progress in this area, including its work on uncrewed surface vessels, and we’ re exploring opportunities to collaborate further, including potential applications for the Royal Navy.
“ The reality is that the autonomous market is still developing. Everyone understands the direction of travel, but the exact requirements and solutions are continuing to evolve. That’ s why partnerships are so important; bringing together different expertise and perspectives to help shape the future of maritime capability.
“ While the US is a leading market for autonomous technology, we also believe it’ s important to build a broad network of
international partnerships and collaborative ecosystems, from major industry players to smaller specialist partners, that bring together the right mix of capabilities for each customer. We’ re working with organizations in countries including South Korea and Poland as well, because the future of defense will depend on collaboration across multiple regions and industries.”
Looking ahead, Babcock’ s ambitions extend beyond individual programs.“ Success for us would mean becoming a truly global maritime partner, with more navies around the world operating Babcock-designed and supported capabilities.
“ That ambition is already in action in countries such as Denmark, New Zealand and Chile, where our focus is not only on presenting a platform or product, but on building long-term naval partnerships rooted in trust, shared
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