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DSEI safety measures to support face to face meetings
Our DSEI team is looking forward to meeting you all at ExCel London in just a couple of weeks. While Covid has led to the exhibition organisers introducing related safety measures, we have found them easy to manage and believe they won’t stop the event from being a great success. Perhaps the first change you’ll…
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DSEI starts in just 24 days: what’s on our stand?
DSEI is a vital forum for the world’s defence industry to get together and share information. We’re delighted that it’s taking place as a physical event this year. When the event opens on 14 September, you’ll find our stand (H6-214) straddling both marine and aerospace exhibition domains. A marine product range that we will showcase…
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SMI returning to the outside world at DSEI in five weeks’ time
It feels like such a long time since we’ve attended industry events in person. We’re grateful for the availability of video conferencing during the pandemic but there’s nothing quite the same as meeting people face to face. We are excited to announce that our first big foray into the real world will be exhibiting at…
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SMI seeks to defend its Reginald Fessenden Challenge win
SMI took to the Solent this week to defend its 2020 win of the Reginald Fessenden Challenge, a day of yacht races competed by teams from across the defence industry. While our team didn’t equal the triumph of last year, it did place a highly creditable fourth, just behind Raytheon UK, Expleo & Stirling Dynamics,…
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Submarine construction programme lifts Australia’s ambitions
Our friends at the Submarine Institute of Australia were due to run a seminar today. The question they were to consider is ‘Might submarines lead a nuclear industry in Australia?’. Unfortunately, rising cases of Covid’s ‘Delta’ variant has caused the event to be postponed. We of course wish everyone there all the best. In 2015,…
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US Navy’s Virginia class submarines compromised by failing parts
Having assessed the threats facing the country, your government pours investment into a submarine fleet, only to find the boats are unexpectedly and persistently under repair alongside, rather than being available for tasking. That is the situation now facing the US with its Virginia class. Parts used within the class have served for far less…
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SMI Andover to Perth Challenge: Bangkok
We set out in May to walk, run, cycle or swim 9,000 miles – the equivalent of the distance between our UK and Australian offices – to raise money for Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK. We’ve now achieved 6,002 miles, which means we’ve made it to Bangkok. It’s astonishing to think that one of our team…
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