BAE Systems’ FalconWorks facility at Warton has been held up in the House of Commons as a leading example of how research and development should be embedded within UK defence procurement, as ministers confirmed a £400 million annual budget for a new national defence innovation programme. Fylde MP Andrew Snowden raised ...
Ten battlefield-validated Ukrainian startups pitch to UK investors, MOD representatives and prime contractors as structured commercial routes between Kyiv and Western markets begin to take shape. Ukraine’s government-backed defence tech accelerator Brave1 hosted an exclusive Ukrainian Defence Startup Showcase in London this week – the anchor event of a three-day UK ...
A first-of-its-kind project to develop cutting-edge uncrewed underwater technologies as AUKUS nations ‘step on the accelerator’ for Pillar 2. The project follows the first successful submarine maintenance period for a UK submarine at HMAS Stirling earlier this year, as UK and US submarines set to rotate through the Australian base from ...
Battle-proven C-UAS interceptor in active operational use across land, sea and air; back-to-back orders signal significant acceleration in UK munitions stockpile strategy. The Ministry of Defence has signed a £36 million contract with Thales UK for hundreds more Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) – the second significant order placed within weeks, following ...