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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 expertise and an understanding of each customer’ s strategic priorities.
“ Whether through our Arrowhead 140 frigate, through-life support, industrial collaboration or wider maritime capability, we are already working with navies and local partners to strengthen sovereign capability, support operational requirements and create relationships that extend well beyond a single procurement decision.
“ We want Rosyth to once again be at the heart of UK industrial capability; not only delivering for the Royal Navy but becoming a center of excellence for areas such as autonomy, advanced manufacturing and precision engineering.
“ More broadly, the future of Babcock is about becoming much more of a products-led engineering company. Services will always remain a core part of what we do, but we’ re increasingly focused on developing advanced capabilities across maritime, land, aviation and emerging technologies.
“ The opportunity in defense is significant, but so is the competition. Around the world, other nations are moving quickly to grow their defense industries and secure export opportunities. If we want to maintain the UK’ s position, we need to work together across government and industry, move faster and recognize that defense exports are not just about platforms; they’ re about long-term economic benefits, skills and jobs,” IIgi concludes.
“ The demand is there, and after 25 years working across different industries, I’ ve never seen an environment like this. It’ s a challenging time, but it’ s also an incredibly exciting one.” ■
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