FET Dynacon’s XLX Evo II Ultra Heavy Duty ROV System. FET Dynacon image. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) Dynacon, designer and manufacturer of submarine rescue systems and equipment, have supported military organizations and naval forces for over 45 years. Through its two brands, Perry Slingsby Systems and Sub-Atlantic, FET Dynacon has delivered more than 800 manned and unmanned underwater vehicles. FET Dynacon’s …
James Fisher and Sons plc (‘James Fisher’, ‘the Group’) announces the appointment of Rob Hales as Head of Defence with responsibility for directing and overseeing the Group’s global defence division operations and growth. In this capacity, Rob sits on the James Fisher executive team and reports to Chief Executive Officer, Jean Vernet. Jean Vernet, Chief …
JFD has completed the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) exercise, Northern Sun, in Norway, including a Deep Dive to over 600 metres for recertification with Lloyd’s Register. In April this year, the NSRS was successfully mobilised from Leith in the UK onto the Norwegian Coastguard Vessel, KV HARSTAD, followed by transit to Norwegian waters for …
JFD completes timed mobilisation of the NSRS during Golden Arrow exercise JFD has completed a timed mobilisation of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). This was undertaken during the Golden Arrow Submarine Rescue exercise held in March 2022. From the Port of Glasgow, King George V (KGV) dock and with support from the NSRS authority, the …
JFD successfully completed Northern Crown, a NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) exercise which involved mobilisation of the system onto the Swedish Navy vessel, HSwMS Belos, in September and October 2021. The exercise is completed every two years as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NSRS Participant Nations and the Swedish Navy. Recognised …
JFD further strengthens their relationship with the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), with a contract to supply parts for their Deep Search and Rescue Vehicle, DSAR-5, which will undergo a midlife refit this year. JFD and the RoKN signed a contract for DSAR-5 in 2006, which entered into service in 2008 and has since been …
JFD successfully completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The exercise, titled Golden Arrow, was the first deployment of the whole rescue spread since September 2019 and the first sea deployment of the new fibre optic video and voice communications network upgrade developed and installed by JFD. Golden …
Billed as “the most realistic subsea training and testing facility in the world,” the Underwater Centre at Fort William boasts its own sheltered, multiple-depth seawater dive site, a private pier complex, a 1.5 million litre indoor seawater dive tank and full residential accommodation. Based on the banks of Loch Linnhe, a tidal sea loch at …
HM Naval Base Clyde personnel were recently deployed to the eastern Mediterranean as part of a major submarine rescue exercise. Experts from nine allied nations committed submarines, submersibles, rescue vessels, specialist medics, helicopters and divers for the two week long Exercise Dynamic Monarch. The Faslane-based NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) also took part …
JFD, the leading global subsea operations and engineering company, has today announced the expansion of its UK footprint with the opening new offices in Glasgow and Bristol. The development is on the back of significant growth in 2015, and to further support the company’s growing customer base. The new office at Pacific Quay will support …
