Two major construction projects on Salisbury Plain signal the continued pace of delivery under the Defence Estate Optimisation Army Programme – and the sustained infrastructure pipeline it is generating for the defence construction supply chain. Construction has begun on new and improved military facilities at Assaye Barracks, Tidworth and Battlesbury Barracks, ...
The UK National Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit returns to Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Thursday 22 October 2026, and the third in our series of session previews turns attention to one of the most searched-for but rarely answered questions in the current defence market: if your technology has ...
A £62 million funding package for domestic satellite communications and space innovation strengthens the UK’s national security and economic resilience in a strategically critical sector – and signals growing opportunity across the space technology supply chain. The UK government has announced more than £62 million in funding to develop homegrown space ...
BlackThorn’s multi-role modular architecture and low-cost, high-volume manufacturing design signals a fundamental shift in how the UK defence sector is approaching munitions for autonomous systems, counter-drone capability and one-way effectors. BAE Systems has unveiled BlackThorn, a new generation multi-role modular warhead developed specifically for the autonomous and attritable platforms that are ...