The Ascent joint venture of Babcock and Lockheed Martin secured a £300 million contract to train rear crew personnel for the UK Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
Defense engineering and support company Babcock has acquired 11 Aero Vodochody L-39 jet trainers as part of an effort to grow European training capacity.
British defense company Babcock is working with Korea Aerospace Industries to explore whether the two can partner on military flying training in Europe.
Babcock will manage and operate the UK Defense Ministry’s communication satellite constellation Skynet, winning out against competition from Airbus and others.