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 ...
May 8, 2026
Maritime - SEA Wins King's Award for International Trade
Somerset-based defence technology company SEA, part of the Cohort plc Group, has been awarded the King’s Award for International Trade
May 8, 2026
Homeland - Dstl Unveils 'Find and Strike' Messaging Standard - and Opens It to Industry
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has developed a new digital messaging standard designed to dramatically accelerate how military
