The UK government has launched a £50 million Defence Growth Deal for Northern Ireland, completing the fifth and final regional package under the Defence Industrial Strategy and opening a dedicated route for local start-ups and small suppliers into the UK defence supply chain. The announcement, made on 22 April 2026 ...
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has officially launched a new themed competition, Biosecurity Frontiers, aimed at bolstering the United Kingdom’s ability to understand, detect, and respond to increasingly complex biological risks. Managed on behalf of the Cabinet Office and financed through the Integrated Security Fund, the initiative offers up to £2 ...
India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has made his first official visit to the United Kingdom, hosted by UK Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton across a three-day programme beginning 19 April 2026. The visit, the fifth senior UK-India military engagement of the ...
The University of Sheffield has been praised for supporting the UK’s defence sector through its world leading research, innovation and skills programmes by the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, during a visit to South Yorkshire. The Minister joined South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and Rotherham MP Sarah Champion, ...
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