The UK defence manufacturing base has demonstrated significant production capacity with the accelerated delivery of hundreds of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM), manufactured by Belfast-based Thales, to Ukraine, achieved five months ahead of the initial delivery schedule under the UK gifting programme. This production momentum is directly supporting the domestic supply ...
The United Kingdom has secured a significant expansion of its defence industrial relationship with India, marked by two key agreements valued at an initial combined total of £600 million. These partnerships are set to underpin hundreds of jobs across the UK, notably in Northern Ireland, while establishing a crucial framework ...
The 𝗨𝗞 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (MOD) has published new figures detailing the composition and scope of departmental expenditure for 2024/25, including insight into the wider economic impact of defence spending. In its latest explainer, our data partner DCI, considers what these statistics reveal about the future of the UK defence and ...
A new joint publication by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) establishes the defence sector as a critical enabler in strengthening the resilience of Europe’s energy infrastructure against contemporary threats. The study, Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure: A Defence Imperative in an Era of Uncertainty, mandates urgent ...
June 8, 2026
Homeland - Chief of Defence Staff Warns of Most Dangerous Period Since Cold War as Investment Plan Nears Publication
The head of the UK’s armed forces has issued his starkest assessment yet of the threat facing Britain, warning that
May 12, 2026
Maritime - Defence Committee publishes High North oral evidence as Arctic capability sharpens
The House of Commons Defence Committee has published the oral evidence transcript from its 28 April 2026 session of the
