JFD to continue providing subsea-related capabilities to UK MoD under new contract

Subsea specialist JFD has been awarded an eight-year, GBP 11 million (EUR 13 million) service contract to continue and expand its services to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), the company announced on 2 April 2025.

The contract involves a thorough assessment of the current in-service Transportable Manned Compression Chambers (TMCCs), upgrades and modifications for safety and efficiency, certification and compliance for military and international diving standards, ongoing training, and regular preventative and corrective maintenance schedules.

TMCCs are transportable therapeutic compression chambers used for medically treating divers with decompression illness and for planned surface or unplanned omitted decompression. Having a fully certified and capable transportable compression chamber supported by a robust in-service support package is crucial for maintaining operational readiness of a military dive team.

JFD currently supports the UK MoD and other global navies with innovative, reliable and safety-critical hyperbaric and recompression chamber solutions. The JFD Cowan Transportable Recompression Chamber System (TRCS) is capable of diving to a depth of 70 m and can provide oxygen, air, and mixed gases (or air and oxygen only) for an unlimited period. Over 100 systems have been provided to the United States and Australia.

“I am delighted the UK MoD has chosen our world-class team to continue to provide the in-service support for their Type C Chambers, JFD Managing Director Rob Hales was quoted as saying in a company press release. “This is testament to our innovation and expertise in subsea systems, and our deep understanding of the MoD’s requirements.”

Peter Laughton, JDF’s head of military diving, added, “At JFD we take immense pride in pioneering solutions to complex problems in the maritime environment. When you need a diving compression chamber in anger, it’s invariably an emergency and potentially life-threatening situation demanding the highest levels of equipment availability and performance.”

JFD operates at the forefront of commercial and defence diving, submarine rescue services, submarine platforms and tactical diving vehicles worldwide, providing services to 80 countries and 33 navies.