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18/09/2018
JFD and US Navy unveil Shadow NAV

JFD, the world-leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has partnered with the United States (US) Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Centre – Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) in the development of an advanced combat diver navigation module; Shadow NAV, bringing a hands-free underwater navigation capability to the military market for the first time.

14/08/2018
Pelican Summer 2018

James Fisher and Sons have released the Summer 2018 edition of their newsletter: Pelican.

09/08/2018
JFD completes delivery of two next generation Self-Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboats

JFD, the world-leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully delivered the latest pair of next generation self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats (SPHLs) to Singaporean diving engineering firm Flash Tekk.

03/07/2018
Australia's safest ever submarine rescue system goes into service

The Royal Australian Navy has accepted into service new $A19.7 million (£11.05 m) submarine rescue equipment as part of an existing contract which means that for the first time, the whole crew of an Australian submarine can be treated at once.

26/06/2018
JFD completes first phase of open sea trials for the Indian Navy DSRV

JFD, the world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets, and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has successfully completed the first open sea launch, dive and recovery of the deep search and rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the first of two 3rd Generation Submarine Rescue Systems being delivered to the Indian Navy, the company has announced.

14/05/2018
JFD's COBRA completes first dive in North Sea

JFD, the world leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has announced the successful completion of the first North Sea dives with COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreather Apparatus), marking a significant leap forward in diver safety.

01/05/2018
Pelican Spring 2018 released

The James Fisher and Sons Spring 2018 newsletter the Pelican, is released!

10/04/2018
New equipment delivers Australia’s safest ever submarine rescue system

JFD, the world leading company in submarine rescue and a part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has delivered brand new $19.7 million submarine rescue equipment to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) which means that for the first time, the entire crew of an Australian submarine can be treated simultaneously.

19/03/2018
JFD shortlisted as finalist at HSBC Scottish Export Awards 2018

JFD is delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for the second year running within the Large Exporter of the Year category for the HSBC Scottish Export Awards.
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