This week, Stuart John, from the Future Defence Support Services (FDSS) Bid Team at Leidos, gives his perspective on what effective defence supply chains should aspire to deliver. “Resilience has become one of the defining priorities for defence. As geopolitical uncertainty grows and operational requirements evolve more rapidly, supply chains must ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has developed a wargame based on the 2021 HMS Defender incident to teach strategic communications principles to military personnel and NATO allies. The boxed version requires no facilitator and is now rolling out across the MOD and 15 NATO nations. New wargame focuses on HMS ...
The MoD is actively encouraging startups and tech-led SMEs to innovate for Defence to capitalise on fast-moving civilian technologies and boost national security. Many are targeting hybrid or ‘dual use’ technologies, with potential civilian and defence sector applications – but what should their IP strategies look like? We hear from Defence ...
Ian Brimicombe has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the National Armaments Director Group, taking up the role on 7 September 2026. He succeeds David Johnson, who retires at the end of November after 37 years in the Ministry of Defence. The National Armaments Director (NAD) has appointed Ian Brimicombe as ...