Advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space Solutions Worldwide
  • Home
  • /
  • Defence
  • /
  • QinetiQ secures Royal Navy ASW training contract

Defence

QinetiQ secures Royal Navy ASW training contract

QinetiQ has confirmed it has secured a new contract to provide the Royal Navy with advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training services using the latest target simulation technology from Saab.


Courtesy SAAB

The new contract will extend QinetiQ’s long-term partnership role at the MoD’s British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) at the Kyle of Lochalsh into the training environment.

Significantly, the new training service supports the Royal Navy’s forthcoming introduction of Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers and will increase ASW training opportunities, whilst also maximising operational deployment of the submarine fleet. It will also provide unprecedented training analytics to optimise exercise outcomes and deliver world-leading training capabilities.

Advertisement
Gulfstream RT

With QinetiQ as the lead partner, the new contract is the result of a progressive and close collaboration between QinetiQ, Saab and Serco.  The new programme will capitalise on Saab’s state of the art AUV62-AT autonomous underwater vehicle system to provide full and effective simulation of an operational submarine in a wide range of training scenarios. Highly experienced QinetiQ personnel will coordinate, manage and control all deployment of the simulated target, with Serco providing the vessels for launch and recovery. De-risking trials were completed by the QinetiQ team at BUTEC, and two successful training serial events have already been completed off the south west coast of England.

According to the Royal Navy’s Lt Cdr Ben Costley-White, Staff Warfare Officer (Under Water) to Flag Officer Sea Training, the new contract led by QinetiQ will transform the Navy’s ASW training capabilities. “This move will enable us to harness the expertise of QinetiQ and the very latest simulation technologies to deliver comprehensive and first class ASW training exercises without the limitations posed by the practicalities and cost of redeploying submarine assets for training purposes. This represents a major step change in our training options and our ability to harness analytical data for effective evaluation of all ASW training.”

“We’re delighted to be extending our test and evaluation capabilities into the training environment for the Royal Navy,” said QinetiQ’s Stu Hider, Programme Director (Maritime).  “Combining our expertise and experience in programme planning and delivery with the world’s most advanced target simulation technology will help to ensure the Royal Navy benefits from the most versatile, cost-effective and sophisticated ASW training solution.”

Advertisement
Teledyne

 

Advertisement
General Atomics LB
UKI2S backs Cryogenx to tackle military heat stress

Defence

UKI2S backs Cryogenx to tackle military heat stress

15 July 2025

The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), managed by Future Planet Capital, has invested £430,000 in Cryogenx as part of a £1.7 million seed funding round to accelerate development of its breakthrough portable cooling technology.

RTX

Defence

RTX's Raytheon awarded US Navy RAM GMLS contract

15 July 2025

RTX's Raytheon has been awarded a $74 million contract to produce RAM Guided Missile Launching Systems (GMLS) for the US Navy.

Lane Electronics to showcase connectivity solutions at DSEI 2025

Defence Security Events

Lane Electronics to showcase connectivity solutions at DSEI 2025

15 July 2025

Franchised distributor of electrical, electronic and optical connectors, Lane Electronics, will be exhibiting at DSEI 2025 (9th–12th September 2025, Excel London) will have the opportunity to explore the company’s latest connector technologies and its UK-based assembly and services.

Galvion to supply 5,000 more Batlskin Caiman helmets to Canadian DND

Defence

Galvion to supply 5,000 more Batlskin Caiman helmets to Canadian DND

15 July 2025

Galvion has received a second follow-on order from the Department of National Defence (DND) Canada for its flagship Batlskin Caiman ballistic helmet systems.

Advertisement
DSEI 2025
Systematic launches SitaWare BattleCloud

Defence

Systematic launches SitaWare BattleCloud

15 July 2025

C4ISR solutions developer Systematic, today announced the launch of SitaWare BattleCloud — a cloud-native evolution of the proven SitaWare Suite — alongside new features for the SitaWare suite.

BAE Systems

Defence

BAE Systems' Leadership Academy opens in Barrow

14 July 2025

BAE Systems has opened a new Leadership Academy in Barrow to deliver world-class educational facilities for designing and building Royal Navy submarines.

Advertisement
Teledyne