Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis MBE has announced a £752 million package to deliver 150,000 drones and more than 350 air defence missiles and radars to Ukraine by the end of 2026, funded through the UK’s Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan backed by immobilised Russian sovereign assets. The package is notable for ...
SEA, part of Cohort plc, has secured a UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) funding contract through the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, one of four companies selected from a competitive multinational field to advance undersea communications and autonomous systems control capabilities across the AUKUS partnership. The funding will be used to enhance ...
New research from Barclays paints a clear picture of where the UK innovation economy is heading: towards defence. More than half of UK tech and innovation firms (57%) are now targeting defence and national security markets, with 62% actively adapting their products and services to meet sector requirements. Defence-focused businesses ...
The Ministry of Defence is embedding a new approach to industry engagement across its procurement activity, with lessons drawn from urgent operational support to the Middle East now being formalised into a standing model for how Defence works with suppliers. At the centre of the change is the Defence Industrial Joint ...
August 4, 2026
Maritime - Navantia UK's Seahorse Barge Highlights the Value of Local Supply Chain Expertise
The delivery of the Seahorse transport barge at Methil – designed with Scottish naval architecture expertise and built on budget
August 3, 2026
Land - BAE Systems Reports £84 Billion Order Backlog and Upgraded Guidance as Global Defence Spending Drives Record Performance
BAE Systems’ strongest first-half results in years – with sales up 9%, a record order backlog and full-year guidance raised
