EnduroSat and Shield Space have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver rapidly deployable autonomous space defence missions for the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO allies. This collaboration aims to establish a new operational standard by reducing the timeline from contract signature to on-orbit operations to as little as ...
Leonardo has announced a strategic partnership with UK-based advanced materials scale-up Uplift360 to accelerate the recycling and reuse of military-grade materials across the defence sector. The collaboration, confirmed on 25 March 2026, focuses on establishing a circular supply of carbon fibre derived from both production residuals and end-of-life defence assets. ...
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has reached a definitive milestone with the award of its first joint international contract, valued at £686 million. The agreement, announced earlier this month, was placed by the GCAP Agency on behalf of the partner nations – the UK, Italy, and Japan – and ...
Defence manufacturers and military organisations rely on some of the most complex supply chains in global industry. Critical components and mission-essential equipment are often produced, maintained or upgraded across multiple countries before reaching final assembly facilities, integration sites or operational units. Across this network, the movement of sensitive technologies and equipment ...
June 8, 2026
Homeland - DPRTE Launches Unified Defence Community Platform
DPRTE has launched a new Defence Community Platform, creating a single, year-round digital hub for the UK’s defence procurement and
June 8, 2026
Homeland - Chief of Defence Staff Warns of Most Dangerous Period Since Cold War as Investment Plan Nears Publication
The head of the UK’s armed forces has issued his starkest assessment yet of the threat facing Britain, warning that
