The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has advanced its plan to enhance the UK’s sovereign munitions and energetics production capability, identifying at least 13 potential sites for new factories across the country. The government is now formally inviting industry to submit proposals to develop these facilities, marking a critical next step ...
Allison Transmission has been awarded a $97 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s Abrams Main Battle Tank programme. With a legacy of engineering excellence and battlefield-proven reliability, Allison’s X1100™ cross-drive transmission has powered the Abrams platform since its inception, delivering unmatched performance for nearly five decades. “Allison has been an ...
The UK’s Ajax armoured fighting vehicle programme has received a significant industry accolade, winning ‘Megaproject of the Year’ at the Global Project Controls Expo Awards. The award recognises the robust project management and delivery frameworks now in place for one of the British Army’s most critical and complex equipment programmes. ...
Marc Priestley, a former senior mechanic for the McLaren Formula 1 team, has been announced as a keynote speaker for the 2026 Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) event. His participation will offer the defence industry a specialised perspective on innovation, data-driven performance, and teamwork, drawing direct parallels between ...
April 15, 2026
Air - EnduroSat and Shield Space Partner to Accelerate Sovereign Space Defence
EnduroSat and Shield Space have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver rapidly deployable autonomous space defence missions for the
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
