The UK government has launched its first dedicated climate security taskforce, bringing together leading academics, military figures and security experts to assess and strengthen the country’s preparedness for the national security consequences of climate change and nature loss. Announced on 26 June by Climate Minister Katie White, the taskforce is co-chaired ...
The UK Government’s Defence Industrial Strategy supports getting innovative technologies to frontline uses more quickly and expanding access for SMEs and scale-ups. Supporting these contracts will support regional growth, job creation and sustainable communities. The scheme provides fast-tracked contracts to small, high-potential British companies, many of which had little or ...
Serco has been named the UK’s top employer for veterans, reservists and military families in the 2026 GREAT British Employers of Veterans rankings, highlighting the growing importance of former Armed Forces personnel to the defence support workforce. The international provider of critical government services secured first place in the annual ranking, ...
The overwhelming dependence of UK homes on gas poses a critical national security risk according to a new report, The Home Front, released by the independent climate change think E3G and the Kings College Department of War Studies. Around 85% of homes are heated using gas, and this produces significant risks ...
July 30, 2026
Land - Agon Launches with $30 Million Seed Investment to Build Europe's Sovereign Defence AI Infrastructure
A European defence AI start-up has launched with one of the largest early-stage defence technology seed rounds in Europe this
July 30, 2026
Homeland - Europe is building a military on chips it cannot make
In 1950 Jean Monnet persuaded Europe that pooling coal and steel would make another Franco-German war almost impossible. The idea
