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Air - August 7, 2026
Thales has been selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system to
Royal Navy's Dragon Rider Trials Prove Drone Armada Concept Over 200 Miles of Southern England
Air - August 7, 2026
A week-long exercise integrating multiple uncrewed systems with Wildcat helicopters, Royal Marines and ship commanders has demonstrated that long-range drone
Cambridge Pixel Validates SAPIENT-Compliant Radar Processing at NATO Counter-UAS Exercise in Romania
Land - August 7, 2026
A successful demonstration at NATO’s first Layered Counter-UAS Initiative exercise underlines the growing operational importance of open standards in counter-drone
Homeland - August 6, 2026
From NSPA contracting to AUKUS Pillar 2 and the UK-EU security pact, the addressable market for UK defence suppliers has
AIR
August 11, 2026
Air - MOD Hands Thales £9.8m Link 16 Network Contract
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Thales UK Limited a contract worth £9.82 million to continue providing the Link 16
August 10, 2026
Air - UK air defence firm Cambridge Aerospace secures $300m in fresh sign of investor confidence in Britain's defence sector
Cambridge-based air defence company Cambridge Aerospace has closed a $300 million Series C funding round, valuing the business at $3.4
August 10, 2026
Air - £360m Jet Training System Set to Replace Red Arrows' Ageing Hawks, Defence Investment Plan Confirms
The government’s newly published Defence Investment Plan has formally confirmed long-anticipated plans to retire the Royal Air Force’s ageing Hawk
August 3, 2026
Air - Five European Companies Named as Finalists for EDA's Sentinel Strike Loitering Munition Challenge
The European Defence Agency’s Sentinel Strike Challenge moves to live field testing in Portugal this autumn, as five companies advance
LAND
August 5, 2026
Land - £4.4 Million Investment Delivers Eastern European-Style Trench Networks Across UK Defence Training Estate
New trench infrastructure at Salisbury Plain and Stanford Training Area reflects how the lessons of modern conflict are being embedded
August 5, 2026
Land - British Army's £2 Billion Light Mobility Vehicle Tender Published as Chinese Suppliers Excluded Under Procurement Act
The formal launch of the LMV competition to replace the Land Rover and Pinzgauer fleets opens one of the most
August 3, 2026
Land - BAE Systems Reports £84 Billion Order Backlog and Upgraded Guidance as Global Defence Spending Drives Record Performance
BAE Systems’ strongest first-half results in years – with sales up 9%, a record order backlog and full-year guidance raised
July 30, 2026
Land - Agon Launches with $30 Million Seed Investment to Build Europe's Sovereign Defence AI Infrastructure
A European defence AI start-up has launched with one of the largest early-stage defence technology seed rounds in Europe this
MARITIME
August 6, 2026
Maritime - Dstl Analysis Shapes Royal Navy's Future Mine-Hunting Capability
A rapid two-week mobilisation by Dstl analysts to support a naval table-top exercise has delivered evidence-based insights that are already
August 6, 2026
Maritime - £135 Million Torpedo Maintenance Contract Keeps Royal Navy's Undersea Weapons Combat-Ready
A new Torpedo Repair and Maintenance contract awarded to BAE Systems bridges to a longer-term modernisation programme while sustaining highly
August 4, 2026
Maritime - Royal Navy Deploys Autonomous Underwater Systems with AUKUS Allies in Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection Exercise
Exercise Lanternfish marks a significant step in allied undersea warfare integration – moving from theory and testing to live operational
August 4, 2026
Maritime - Navantia UK's Seahorse Barge Highlights the Value of Local Supply Chain Expertise
The delivery of the Seahorse transport barge at Methil – designed with Scottish naval architecture expertise and built on budget
HOMELAND
August 11, 2026
Homeland - MOD to Bridge Army Tactical Comms Support with £180m Direct Award to Babcock
The Ministry of Defence is preparing to place an interim 18-month contract worth up to £180 million, including VAT, with
August 10, 2026
Homeland - "Scotland is powering Britain's future defence" says Defence Secretary on first visit to Rosyth Shipyard and forces housing
Defence Secretary on his first visit to Scotland tours Babcock’s Rosyth facility and Service Family Accommodation in Edinburgh On his first
August 6, 2026
Homeland - Joint Procurement and Shared Stockpiling Could Create £3.4 Billion in Fiscal Headroom for UK Defence, IPPR Finds
New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research makes the economic case for deeper allied defence cooperation – and
August 5, 2026
Homeland - UKDI Relaunches Security Open Call- Funding Available for Cyber, Border and Protective Security Innovation
UK Defence Innovation is inviting disruptive technology proposals across Home Office and NPSA priority areas, with funding of up to
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News by News | April 12, 2023
Homeland - DPRTE 23 Review: The defence supply chain has never been more important
The biggest DPRTE event to date saw the defence industry come together last week at Farnborough International. The event was attended
News by News | February 13, 2023
Homeland - DPRTE partner DASA funding aids training through data and analysis
Official DPRTE 2023 partner, Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has helped Cervus develop XCALIBR, a marksmanship analytics and feedback tool
