Steller Systems Supports DESG Graduate Scheme

This week Steller Systems says goodbye to MOD graduate Jamie Wright, who has been working with us for the last six months on a placement as part of the Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG) Graduate Scheme.  During his time with us, Jamie has worked on, and gained experience of, a variety of projects.  These include helping to assess a Royal Navy vessel against the IMO Polar Code, conducting structural analysis and calculations for a foreign vessel, producing design documentation for ship modifications, conducting ship visits and, most recently, helping to design and build Steller Systems’ entry for the QinetiQ Industry Powerboat Challenge.  He has also co-authored and presented an entry to the IMarEST/RINA Western Joint Branch Design Challenge and is currently co-authoring a paper with Steller Systems’ staff for presentation later this year at the INEC 2018 conference.

The placement is part of a reciprocal arrangement with MOD, which has seen one of Steller Systems’ graduates conducting a placement in the MOD’s Naval Authority Group (NAG).

The whole team has really enjoyed working with Jamie.  We wish him the best of luck with his next placement and look forward to working with him in the future.

Steller Systems Hosts First Sea Lord at DSEI 2017

Steller Systems was pleased to welcome the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sir Philip Jones and the Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Simon Woodcock to its stand at DSEI on 12^th and 13^th September 2017.  Other distinguished guests included the Head of the Navy Capability Shipbuilding Strategy Commodore John MacDonald and DE&S Director of Ship Acquisition Henry Parker.

The First Sea Lord and Steller Systems’ Managing Director Rob Skarda held broad-ranging discussions, including about Steller Systems’ innovative design for Type 31e, SPARTAN.  SPARTAN is a configurable, modular, survivable, affordable and exportable ship that has been designed to meet or exceed the Royal Navy’s current and future requirements for a General Purpose Frigate, and satisfy the export market’s need for a small, capable warship.

The visit was one of many highlights of Steller Systems’ week exhibiting at the world’s leading defence and security event at ExCeL in London.

Merry Christmas from Steller Systems

2016 has been another exciting year for Steller Systems and Steller Yachts, which has welcomed a number of major new customers whilst continuing to support valued long-term customers.  Our work this year has taken us to Thailand, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, Monaco and the Falkland Islands, and our designs have been featured in publications including Yacht and Boating World, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Mail.  Our team of naval architects, structural and systems engineers has continued to grow in 2016, and we will be welcoming new staff to the team in the new year to meet the growing demand for our services.

Steller Systems would like to wish all of our customers, suppliers, partners and supporters a very merry Christmas and a prosperous 2017.

Project Spartan and the National Shipbuilding Strategy

Steller Systems Ltd. welcomes Sir John Parker’s independent report to inform the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy.  We agree with the findings, especially that a “sea change” is needed in naval procurement.   We support the need for a “modern and innovative design” for the Type 31e, and we have designed Project Spartan, our design for a light frigate, to meet that challenge.  We have also designed this General Purpose Frigate (GPFF) contender with configurability, modularity and thus affordability in mind, whilst designing for the future with a good electrical power margin, a large hangar and a stern garage for unmanned vehicles.

We look forward to working with other UK-based companies to provide the best solution to meet the needs of the Royal Navy and the export market, to the economic advantage of the UK.  As the strategy states, the Type 31e needs to be “rapidly procured” and Steller Systems stands ready to deliver.

Project Spartan – Steller Systems’ Design for General Purpose Frigate (GPFF)

Project Spartan – An Innovative Light Frigate Design

Steller Systems Ltd. is excited to announce Project Spartan – an innovative design for a configurable, modular, survivable, affordable and exportable ship that will meet the Royal Navy’s current and future requirements for a General Purpose Frigate (GPFF).  Our innovative solution includes a reconfigurable aft mission space with ramp access to embark Unmanned Vehicles (UXVs), sufficient power generation to accommodate systems growth over the next 30 years, and survivability designed in from the outset through the configuration of the vessel rather than relying on complex systems for this purpose.  Our underlying focus on exportability has produced an affordable design solution that will support the UK shipbuilding and defence systems industries and, in turn, will enable the Royal Navy to build fleet numbers.

Spartan is a highly configurable design that meets many navies’ needs now and in the future.  The Royal Navy will benefit from a survivable and highly capable ship that will be the backbone of the fleet for many years.  Ensuring that the design remains attractive to the global export market will bring economic advantages to the Royal Navy through efficiencies of scale, and will result in wider benefits to UK plc.

See here for further details.