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Make UK Defence have been approached by BAE Systems Naval Ships, who are looking for a series of non-traditional solutions for the next generation of ships that are due to be built.  The Make UK Defence team are going to be hosting them at DSEI 2023 to meet with selected suppliers who have solutions in the areas detailed below.

• Ship & system design tools enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Next generation lightweight materials for ship structures (~100m scale) with affordable routes to manufacture (competitive with steel ship structures)
• Sprayable thermal & fire insulation solutions with minimal fire, smoke, or toxicity issues
• Improved methods of ship outfitting
• Alternate methods to fabricate piped systems
• Ship energy efficiency measures
• Waste heat recovery from diesel & gas turbine engines
• Robust & safe energy storage solutions (2-10MWh scale)

If you think you may have solutions in the above areas and would be interested in meeting BAE Systems at DSEI 2023 on Wednesday and Thursday (September 12-15, London Excel) please email defence@makeuk.org  If you know of any other organisations that may have solutions please do feel free to share.

There are some real opportunities here for non-defence suppliers especially in the realm of clean energy.