BAE Systems’ FalconWorks facility at Warton has been held up in the House of Commons as a leading example of how research and development should be embedded within UK defence procurement, as ministers confirmed a £400 million annual budget for a new national defence innovation programme. Fylde MP Andrew Snowden raised ...
techUK has published the findings of a survey of its UK defence technology members, warning that prolonged uncertainty around defence investment has moved from a theoretical risk to industrial capacity to a measurable, immediate harm to companies across the defence supply chain. The survey is published on a significant milestone: this ...
The UK has signed a major new defence and security treaty with Poland, with Prime Ministers Starmer and Tusk meeting in London on 26 May to formalise what is being described as the most significant step forward in the bilateral defence relationship in a generation. The treaty follows similar agreements with ...
Glasgow hosted a defining moment for the UK defence community on 20 May as BIP Solutions, in partnership with ADS Scotland, convened the inaugural Scottish Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit. With prime contractors, SMEs, MOD officials, academia and skills providers all represented, the event reflected Scotland’s growing strategic importance – ...