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 ...
Astroscale UK has announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Ministry of Defence’s Orpheus mission, marking a significant transition from design to the spacecraft integration and readiness phase. The £5.15 million contract, awarded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) via BAE Systems under ...
The British Army has reached a significant operational milestone with the delivery of the first two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters to Brunei. This delivery, part of a wider £148 million Ministry of Defence (MOD) procurement programme, represents one of the department’s most rapid acquisitions in recent years, reaching ...
June 16, 2026
Homeland - Yorkshire Regional Defence & Security Cluster Launches
Four Yorkshire mayors have united to launch the Yorkshire Regional Defence & Security Cluster (YRDSC), a new member-led body designed
June 16, 2026
Land - Finnish Armoured Vehicle Output to Scale Rapidly as Valmet Automotive Expands Patria Partnership
Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive has signed a new multi-year agreement with Patria to significantly scale production of the Patria
