UKDI will be the focal point for innovation within the Ministry of Defence, backed by a ringfenced annual budget of at least £400M – supporting the government’s Plan for Change by driving defence as an engine for UK growth and creating high-skilled jobs in the dual-use technology sector. It follows ...
A new cutting-edge healthcare facility in Catterick, jointly built by the Ministry of Defence and the NHS, will treat thousands of patients a year including the military, their families and the local civilian population in North Yorkshire and the wider area when it opens next year. The Catterick Integrated Care Centre ...
Working people will be more secure as the Prime Minister made a historic commitment at the NATO Summit to spend 5% of GDP on national security. This pledge to meet the NATO commitment on 5% came as the Government published its National Security Strategy, drawing together all of the security work ...
Early June saw Defence Secretary John Healey co-chair the first Defence Industrial Joint Council meeting, bringing together defence firms, trade unions and investors to forge a new partnership aimed at improving warfighting readiness, driving innovation and boosting British jobs. Co-chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey and Dr. ...
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