The UK Government has announced the launch of a landmark £50 million Scotland Defence Growth Deal, designed to strengthen the nation’s contribution to the UK defence industrial base through targeted investments in innovation and technical skills. Formally unveiled on 12 March 2026 by the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, ...
The United Kingdom has achieved a significant milestone in sovereign industrial capability with the establishment of its first domestic manufacturing process for ultra-high temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs). This development follows a strategic investment by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in a pilot-scale, end-to-end production line managed by ...
Senior leaders from government, finance and industry will gather at Mansion House in London for the highly anticipated Polish–British Economic Forum, taking place during the official visit of Andrzej Domański, Minister of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Poland, to the United Kingdom. A senior UK Government minister ...
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) is pleased to launch a new Themed Competition called Rapid transfusion diagnostics: optimising safety on deployed operations. Run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Defence Medical Services (DMS), this competition seeks proposals that can solve the challenges associated with collecting, testing and administering blood in a deployed ...