Babcock Defence Division - member of the Holdfast consortium

Babcock Defence Division is part of Babcock International Group PLC and a shareholder of the Holdfast Consortium. Babcock International Group PLC is a highly experienced support services company with a wide range of technical skills and these are combined with commercial know-how, innovative ideas and industry best practice to deliver complete support contracts to a broad range of government and industrial customers.

Babcock Defence Division is a professional support services and training company for the defence and civil sectors. Babcock are a leading provider of support services to the Royal Navy, British Army and the Royal Air Force, delivering engineering, integrated support and multi-activity contracts and training military personnel for the MOD.

Babcock Defence Division deliver elementary and multi-engine lead-in flying training to the three Armed Services, using Babcock-owned and maintained Firefly training aircraft.

The company maintains the C-130 Hercules transport fleet at RAF Lyneham as well as managing the exhibition equipment and facsimile models for RAF recruitment. At RAF Valley and RAF Leeming, the company maintains the RAF's Hawk aircraft, achieving excellent availability rates. In support of pilot training, Babcock Defence Division maintains a wide range of simulators, including full motion aircraft simulators, full mission air traffic control simulators and desk based screen simulation at multiple sites across the UK.

As a leading provider of training to the MOD, Babcock Defence Division has also successfully completed the Key Skills contract with the RAF. Working with our partners, the company developed and delivered the required training and support through a programme of on-site workshops, with a tailored task package to enable candidates to complete work based portfolios for assessment. Over the 17 months of the contract a total of 2,980 key skills completions was achieved – an unprecedented 100% success rate. This collective success was endorsed when the contract was nominated for a National Training Award.

Babcock Defence Division has a philosophy of fully integrating with their customers. The Key Skills contract was an excellent example where Babcock Defence Division were trusted to deliver a well managed, professional and cost effective training solution.