The Ministry of Defence has commenced a significant upgrade programme for service family accommodation, with initial works underway at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire. The project represents the first tangible output of the government’s new Defence Housing Strategy, a long-term initiative set to deliver the most substantial transformation of military housing ...
Defence Holdings PLC, the UK’s first listed software-led defence company, has announced a collaboration framework between Defence Technologies and Oracle to provide access to sovereign cloud and AI solutions for global defence and national security customers. Customers will be able to deploy Defence Technologies’ applications across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ...
Organisers of Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2026 have today announced that the newly appointed UK National Armaments Director (NAD), Rupert Pearce, will deliver a keynote address at the event. This major announcement places the government’s ambitious procurement reform and industrial strategy at the very centre of the ...
The British Army’s Ajax armoured fighting vehicle programme has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), marking a critical milestone that permits the vehicle to be deployed on operations. This development validates a multi-year effort between the British Army, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), and prime contractor General Dynamics, and solidifies the ...
June 10, 2026
Homeland - Universities & Colleges Awarded Investment Boost to Strengthen Future Defence Sector
Twenty-four Universities across England have been awarded a share of £80 million – to offer up to 2,500 student places,
June 10, 2026
Homeland - Defence Spending Set to Favour British Business
Ministers look set to use national security exemptions to direct billions in new defence spending towards British companies – a
