The Ministry of Defence has set out its most comprehensive commitment to small and medium-sized enterprise growth in a generation, with a 50% increase in SME spend targeted by summer 2028 and a new Office for Small Business Growth leading delivery. The Ministry of Defence has published its SME Action Plan, ...
Lord Coaker and Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard used keynote speeches at Farnborough to deliver the clearest ministerial signal yet that SMEs and the wider supply chain are central to the UK’s defence ambitions – backed by record investment, structural reform and a new SME Action Plan. Two ...
The UK National Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit returns to Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on Thursday 22 October 2026, and the second in our series of session previews turns attention to a part of the defence supply chain that rarely gets the spotlight it deserves: the mid-tier. The session, titled ...
The move of former Defence Secretary John Healey to the Treasury could prove to be one of the most consequential appointments yet for UK defence spending, procurement reform and supply chain opportunity. John Healey’s appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer represents a significant moment for the UK defence sector. As Defence ...
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