The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has entered a strategic collaboration with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to investigate the integration of artificial intelligence into high-stakes battlefield medical decision-making. Utilising hardware and methodologies developed under DARPA’s “In the Moment” (ITM) research programme, the initiative explores the technical ...
The Ministry of Defence has announced the award of contracts totalling £283.5 million to provide comprehensive support and maintenance for a fleet of 3,000 smaller vessels used by the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and MOD Police. This investment, which extends through 2033, represents a significant opportunity for ...
At the opening of the DPRTE 2026 conference in Farnborough, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP detailed a comprehensive strategy to align UK defence procurement with “warfighting readiness” while positioning the sector as a primary engine for national economic growth. Central to this agenda is a significant ...
International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has partnered with strategic business network the D Group to launch a new report setting out the structural, financial and cultural changes required to ensure the UK’s defence infrastructure is fit for an increasingly volatile global environment. ‘Building defence for the long term’ asserts that achieving ...
April 28, 2026
Maritime - How Open-Architecture Construction is Redefining the Future of Submarine Fleets
Naval communication systems are traditionally built around closed, proprietary architectures. However, growing demands for interoperability, technology insertion and through-life affordability
April 28, 2026
Land - From Sentiment to Scale: New Report Signals ‘Execution Era’ for European Defence Supply Chains
The era of speculative interest in European defence has ended, replaced by a disciplined, industrial-scale pursuit of production capacity and
