The UK Ministry of Defence has announced the launch of a specialised undergraduate drone degree at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) in Hereford, aimed at addressing the critical requirement for uncrewed systems expertise within the British Armed Forces and the wider defence supply chain. Scheduled to ...
The Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2026 exhibition has further solidified its status as the UK’s premier defence supply chain event with the announcement of two major keynote additions: Kateryna Chernohorenko, Ukraine’s former Deputy Minister of Defence for Digital Development, and Sir Stuart Atha KBE CB DSO, Chair ...
The official opening of the £20 million Westcott Space Hub in Buckinghamshire represents a significant expansion of the UK’s research and development infrastructure for the space and satellite sectors. Supported by £5.8 million from the UK Space Agency’s Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) and £15 million in private sector match ...
The organisers of DPRTE 2026 have confirmed that Kateryna Chernohorenko, the former Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine, will join the keynote arena to lead a critical discussion on the transfer of combat-proven innovation to the UK defence supply chain. Serving in her ministerial role from 2023 to 2025, Chernohorenko ...
April 14, 2026
Land - Leonardo and Uplift360 Partner to Secure Sovereign Supply of Critical Materials
Leonardo has announced a strategic partnership with UK-based advanced materials scale-up Uplift360 to accelerate the recycling and reuse of military-grade
April 13, 2026
Air - GCAP Agency Awards £686m International Contract to Edgewing
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has reached a definitive milestone with the award of its first joint international contract,
