DPRTE has launched a new Defence Community Platform, creating a single, year-round digital hub for the UK’s defence procurement and supply chain sector. The move builds on a decade of partnership between DPRTE and Defence Online, combining their established communities into one comprehensive destination for defence procurement professionals, suppliers and industry ...
The head of the UK’s armed forces has issued his starkest assessment yet of the threat facing Britain, warning that the country is living through its most dangerous period since the Cold War and that the military must be ready for sustained, long-term conflict rather than short, contained operations. Sir Richard ...
Leading drone advisory firm Drone Major has announced an exclusive partnership with defence photonics company olee.space to bring a first-of-its-kind high-power laser counter-drone system to the UK, US and EU markets, in a move that has significant implications for both Critical National Infrastructure protection and the domestic defence supply chain. The ...
UTAC Special Vehicles has produced its 1,000th armoured vehicle at its headquarters at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, a milestone that marks more than a decade of sustained capability development in civilian armoured vehicle engineering, integration and production at one of the UK’s most technically advanced automotive facilities. The achievement is ...
August 5, 2026
Homeland - UKDI Relaunches Security Open Call- Funding Available for Cyber, Border and Protective Security Innovation
UK Defence Innovation is inviting disruptive technology proposals across Home Office and NPSA priority areas, with funding of up to
August 5, 2026
Land - £4.4 Million Investment Delivers Eastern European-Style Trench Networks Across UK Defence Training Estate
New trench infrastructure at Salisbury Plain and Stanford Training Area reflects how the lessons of modern conflict are being embedded
