Five of the UK’s leading defence trade associations have issued a rare joint statement warning that delays to the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and a reportedly marginal increase in defence spending are already causing serious damage to businesses across the supply chain. ADS, Make UK Defence, SMI, techUK and TheCityUK, speaking ...
The University of Winchester has secured £364,000 over five years to expand its BSc Cyber Security programme, as part of an £80 million joint MoD/Department for Education initiative to grow the pipeline of graduates with defence-ready computing and engineering skills. For defence supply chain organisations, the programme is designed with industry ...
The resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey has laid bare a serious fault line in the government’s approach to defence funding, with warnings from senior Labour figures that the current trajectory poses real risks, not just to military readiness, but to the industrial programmes the supply chain depends on. Speaking to ...
Four Yorkshire mayors have united to launch the Yorkshire Regional Defence & Security Cluster (YRDSC), a new member-led body designed to connect the region’s SMEs, advanced manufacturers, tech innovators, and universities directly to MoD programmes, tenders, and supply chain opportunities. Unveiled in Wakefield and backed by the Ministry of Defence through ...
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