The Ministry of Defence has signed a 15-year, £2 billion contract for a new AI and analytics-driven training system that will prepare up to 60,000 soldiers a year for modern battlefield conditions, supporting around 400 jobs across the UK. The contract has been awarded to Omnia Training, a Raytheon UK-led consortium ...
A new Defence-specific handbook providing science-led guidance on training, nutrition and recovery for servicewomen has been published, offering the first sex-specific performance support for women preparing for the most demanding military roles. Published on 9 July, the guide draws on a decade of research and lived experience gathered since restrictions on ...
RC Fornax, a UK-based consultancy delivering outcome-based engineering solutions to defence’s most critical platforms, has been selected by Thales UK to join a highly selective Niche Supplier Framework for sonar and naval architecture engineering services, following a competitive bidding process. The agreement runs for three years with an option for a ...
When Supacat first integrated an Allison transmission into its High Mobility Transporter (HMT) platform at the turn of the millennium, the company had no particular expectation it would still be specifying the same drivetrain solution more than two decades later. The fact that it is speaks to what actually matters ...
August 4, 2026
Maritime - Royal Navy Deploys Autonomous Underwater Systems with AUKUS Allies in Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection Exercise
Exercise Lanternfish marks a significant step in allied undersea warfare integration – moving from theory and testing to live operational
August 4, 2026
Homeland - TechUK Welcomes MoD SME Action Plan but Warns on Accountability and Pace of Delivery
The UK’s leading technology trade association has given a cautious welcome to the MoD’s long-awaited SME Action Plan – but
