With more than two decades of experience,
Frazer-Nash has one of the most comprehensive submarine design and
assurance solution portfolios in the UK. Our dedicated team use
their multidisciplinary expertise to support:
- Platform design
- Nuclear propulsion
- Facilities and infrastructure
- Weapons systems
Excellence in submarine design, nuclear propulsion and
weapon systems
Our 200-strong submarine team comprises marine and nuclear
propulsion and weapon engineers, naval architects, safety
specialists and designers. Integrated into our technical and
assurance teams are over 50 former submariners, including Cat A1/A2
operators, Strategic and Tactical Weapon System engineers and
Executive. This combined experience enables us to anticipate, plan
and specify project requirements. We de-risk major programmes for
government and industry clients by providing high quality SQEP
support. Our portfolio includes the UK's Swiftsure, Trafalgar,
Vanguard, Astute, Dreadnought and future nuclear
platforms, and the UK's former Upholder conventional class
platform.
Our skills and services
- Requirements engineering
- Specification development and review
- Platform design and assurance
- Naval authority certification
- Safety assurance: nuclear, fire, OME and facility
- Specialist systems, including SMERAS
- Structural assessment
- Materials selection and performance, including composites
- Corrosion
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- Naval architecture
- Systems analysis and modelling
- Signatures
- Shock
- Hydrodynamics
- EC&I
- Software
- Human factors and training needs analysis
- Supportability and ARM
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