Lord Coaker and Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard used keynote speeches at Farnborough to deliver the clearest ministerial signal yet that SMEs and the wider supply chain are central to the UK’s defence ambitions – backed by record investment, structural reform and a new SME Action Plan. Two ...
Unveiled at Farnborough International Airshow, Thunder represents a significant step in the maturation of autonomous combat aviation – and signals a growing market for the technologies and supply chain capabilities that will underpin it. Anduril Industries has unveiled Thunder, a Group 5 autonomous attack rotorcraft designed to multiply the combat power ...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a €300 million UK investment to help deliver a full squadron of advanced Swedish Gripen E fighter jets to Ukraine, strengthening Ukrainian air defences against Russian attacks while supporting 5,000 highly skilled jobs across more than 50 UK-based companies. The announcement was made during the ...
The UK National Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit returns to Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Thursday 22 October 2026, and the second in our series of session previews turns attention to a part of the defence supply chain that rarely gets the spotlight it deserves: the mid-tier. The session, titled ...
July 29, 2026
Air - Dstl and the British Army Test Counter-Drone Technology and AI-Enabled Computer Vision in Landmark Battlefield Experiments
Two Dstl programmes are accelerating the British Army’s adoption of drone and counter-drone technology for future battlefield operations – with
July 29, 2026
Homeland - UK Defence M&A Hits Record Pace in H1 2026 as Private Capital Reprices the Sector
A record 117 transactions in the first half of 2026 confirm that institutional appetite for UK defence and national security
