Naval Advisory

Independent naval technical advice to deliver complex programmes with confidence, compliance and control

Improve operational availability and readiness, reduce lifecycle risk, and sustain your naval capabilities over time, even under the most demanding conditions.

With decades of experience in defence, LR offers unparalleled technical insights and a global network of multidisciplinary specialists to help you make the most of your naval assets.

Whether to extend the life of fleets, improve supply chains or help manage submarines, LR brings the independent assurance you need.

LR Naval Advisory keeps navies, naval supply chains and shipyards aligned to maintain safe, reliable, and available assets long-term, in three areas:

Our services

Life Extension
Supply Chain Assurance
Submarine Assurance

Reduce lifecycle costs, manage risk, and keep ships operational for longer.
Ageing assets are under pressure while new fleets are coming online. The life of the current fleet must be extended without compromising performance, safety, or readiness.

LR supports improvements in operational availability by assessing the condition of ships, managing obsolescence, and using advanced modelling techniques to ensure the integrity of assets and extend the safe service life of your fleet:

Condition analysis: structural reviews, fatigue studies, and machinery performance checks.
Obsolescence management: extend asset life by identifying high-risk components and evaluating system resilience, redundancy and long-term operability.
Lifecycle modelling: develop long-term investment scenarios for decision-making using historical performance and cost data while ensuring alignment with operational and regulatory needs.

Improve quality, strengthen reliability, and prevent costly schedule delays.

Build resilient supply chains by improving supplier performance, increasing supplier diversity and ensuring compliant products are delivered consistently.

With independent advice and proven technical insights, LR helps to streamline the procurement process, reducing risks and extending your capabilities:

Specification support: –technical requirements must be clear and aligned to standards.
Supplier qualification: – independent audits and ongoing performance monitoring to maintain quality.
Production assurance: – verify compliance through factory tests and document reviews.
Integration support: – keep shipyards and suppliers aligned to prevent cost and schedule overruns.

Increased availability, safety, and compliance for the most complex of naval assets.

LR’s Submarine Assurance Framework sets clear standards and justifications for design and product verification. Independent assurance throughout the life cycle gives you maximum availability.

Design and build – independent verification of plans, standards, and key construction processes.
In-service support – through-life checks, independent trials, and critical input to your safety case.
Life extension – impartial assessments of the hull, systems, and machinery for extended use.
End of life –assurance and certification for disposal.

Condition analysis: structural reviews, fatigue studies, and machinery performance checks.
Obsolescence management: extend asset life by identifying high-risk components and evaluating system resilience, redundancy and long-term operability.
Lifecycle modelling: develop long-term investment scenarios for decision-making using historical performance and cost data while ensuring alignment with operational and regulatory needs.

Improve quality, strengthen reliability, and prevent costly schedule delays.

Build resilient supply chains by improving supplier performance, increasing supplier diversity and ensuring compliant products are delivered consistently.

With independent advice and proven technical insights, LR helps to streamline the procurement process, reducing risks and extending your capabilities:

Specification support: –technical requirements must be clear and aligned to standards.
Supplier qualification: – independent audits and ongoing performance monitoring to maintain quality.
Production assurance: – verify compliance through factory tests and document reviews.
Integration support: – keep shipyards and suppliers aligned to prevent cost and schedule overruns.

Increased availability, safety, and compliance for the most complex of naval assets.

LR’s Submarine Assurance Framework sets clear standards and justifications for design and product verification. Independent assurance throughout the life cycle gives you maximum availability.

Design and build – independent verification of plans, standards, and key construction processes.
In-service support – through-life checks, independent trials, and critical input to your safety case.
Life extension – impartial assessments of the hull, systems, and machinery for extended use.
End of life –assurance and certification for disposal.

Why work with LR?

Independent – Clear impartial advice.
Global – International network of specialists with a local presence.
Experienced – Decades of defence knowledge across surface and submarine fleets.
Integrated – Combining technical, commercial, and operational insights.