Leonardo has announced a strategic partnership with UK-based advanced materials scale-up Uplift360 to accelerate the recycling and reuse of military-grade materials across the defence sector. The collaboration, confirmed on 25 March 2026, focuses on establishing a circular supply of carbon fibre derived from both production residuals and end-of-life defence assets. ...
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has reached a definitive milestone with the award of its first joint international contract, valued at £686 million. The agreement, announced earlier this month, was placed by the GCAP Agency on behalf of the partner nations – the UK, Italy, and Japan – and ...
Defence manufacturers and military organisations rely on some of the most complex supply chains in global industry. Critical components and mission-essential equipment are often produced, maintained or upgraded across multiple countries before reaching final assembly facilities, integration sites or operational units. Across this network, the movement of sensitive technologies and equipment ...
Astroscale UK has announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Ministry of Defence’s Orpheus mission, marking a significant transition from design to the spacecraft integration and readiness phase. The £5.15 million contract, awarded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) via BAE Systems under ...
April 30, 2026
Homeland - Primes Warn Scottish Defence Supply Chain Held Back
Scottish Affairs Committee hears from BAE Systems, Babcock, Leonardo and QinetiQ on supply chain bottlenecks, SME risk and the urgent
April 30, 2026
Maritime - First Sea Lord Announces "Hybrid Navy" Vision and New "Northern Navies" Alliance
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, First Sea Lord, has unveiled a landmark transformation strategy for the Royal Navy, committing to a
