Private capital investment flood into defence tech start-ups signals structural shift in how sovereign capability is being built and funded – with supply chain implications for established UK businesses. Venture capital investment in defence technology has reached $12.3 billion in the first half of 2026 alone, almost double the equivalent period ...
75 inward investment projects and 5,500 jobs created or protected in 2025-26 as £50 million defence deal cements Wales as emerging hub for autonomous defence capability. Wales attracted 75 foreign investment projects in 2025-26, its strongest performance since 2020-21, with direct investment creating over 1,500 new jobs and protecting thousands more ...
Oxfordshire SME demonstrates 900km-range autonomous effector to Secretary of State for Defence as programme moves towards Q4 scale-up. MGI Engineering has publicly showcased TigerShark, its high-speed long-range autonomous one-way effector, at a MOD industry event reviewing progress under Project Brakestop – the UK’s fast-track programme to develop and field sovereign deep-strike ...
Rachel Reeves has pledged the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan will be released before the NATO summit opens in Ankara on 7 July, amid political turbulence at the top of government and mounting pressure from industry and military leaders for adequate funding. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the UK’s Defence Investment ...
July 3, 2026
Homeland - UK Launches First Climate Security Taskforce
The UK government has launched its first dedicated climate security taskforce, bringing together leading academics, military figures and security experts
July 2, 2026
Homeland - What Lessons Can be Learnt from Defence Supply Chain Best Practice?
Writing exclusively for Defence Online, Derek Stirling, Operations Director – Defence UK&I at GXO, asks: What lessons can be learnt
