The governments of the United Kingdom, Finland, and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement announcing the exploration of a new multinational defence financing and procurement mechanism. Scheduled for development by 2027, the initiative seeks to aggregate demand, accelerate defence investment, and expand industrial capacity among core NATO allies. The ...
The United Kingdom government has reinforced its long-term defence commitment to Scotland, resulting in substantial inward investment and the securing of major international export contracts. Most notably, defence firm Thales has finalised export deals valued at £1.1 billion, a development expected to create and sustain more than 500 jobs at ...
The United Kingdom and Germany have advanced their bilateral collaboration on the development of Deep Precision Strike missiles, following a meeting in Berlin between Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, and Germany’s State Secretary for Armament and Innovation, Jens Plötner. The discussions, held within the framework of the ...
The UK defence electronics sector has reached a significant milestone in sovereign capability following the successful completion of a development project by Filtronic, a specialist in radio frequency and mmWave technology. Supported by the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) through UK Defence Innovation, Filtronic has developed high-power plastic packaging for ...