The UK government is preparing to enter formal negotiations to join the European Union’s €90 billion (£78 billion) loan facility for Ukraine – a move that would open up significant defence contract opportunities for British industry while deepening the UK’s post-Brexit security alignment with Europe. Negotiations are expected to begin in ...
The House of Commons Defence Committee published its long-awaited AUKUS report on Tuesday 28 April with the unusually direct title “AUKUS: Government must do more – and do it faster.” The report, the first major committee output specifically focused on UK delivery of the trilateral partnership, was the headline parliamentary ...
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard MP has confirmed that the Ministry of Defence has set a target to grow its direct and indirect spend with United Kingdom Small and Medium-sized Enterprises by 50 per cent on the FY 23/24 baseline by May 2028 – equivalent to a £2.5 billion increase, ...
DPRTE 2026 brought together thousands of defence suppliers, primes and government stakeholders for one of the UK’s most significant procurement events of the year. Now, a free webinar is giving suppliers the chance to turn those conversations into concrete strategy. What Did We Learn from DPRTE: Insights for Growth in UK ...
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