Defence Secretary on his first visit to Scotland tours Babcock’s Rosyth facility and Service Family Accommodation in Edinburgh On his first visit to Scotland as Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting has today underlined the nation’s vital role in the UK’s defence. During the visit, Mr Streeting saw first-hand how UK defence investment is supporting national security, skilled jobs and service families, with nearly 12,000 jobs ...
From NSPA contracting to AUKUS Pillar 2 and the UK-EU security pact, the addressable market for UK defence suppliers has expanded materially – and a dedicated session at the DPRTE UK National Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit will cut through the acronyms to give a commercially grounded account of ...
New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research makes the economic case for deeper allied defence cooperation – and warns that without expanding industrial capacity, higher spending risks feeding defence inflation rather than maximising capability. Stockpiling weapons and ammunition with European allies and combining procurement orders could create up to ...
UK Defence Innovation is inviting disruptive technology proposals across Home Office and NPSA priority areas, with funding of up to £350,000 available – but the first cycle closes in less than four weeks. UK Defence Innovation has relaunched its Security Open Call, inviting innovators to submit technologies and approaches that could ...
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