The Ministry of Defence has announced a significant new investment of over £142 million into drone and counter-drone technologies, channelled through the recently established UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) unit. This funding, allocated within UKDI’s first year of operation, is designed to accelerate the development and procurement of advanced uncrewed systems ...
Filtronic plc has secured a significant contract with a major European defence prime contractor for the next phase of a long-standing electronic sensor programme. The Sedgefield-based designer and manufacturer of advanced radio frequency (RF) communications technology received an Authorisation to Proceed (ATP) valued at approximately £7 million, allowing work to ...
The UK government has signalled its intention to establish a major new procurement framework for tactical military communications, valued at up to £8 billion over an eight-year period. A pipeline notice provides advanced notification of the programme, referenced as RM6393, which is scheduled to run from June 2026 to June ...
The Ministry of Defence has announced a significant restructuring of its intelligence capabilities with the launch of the new Military Intelligence Services (MIS). This initiative unifies all intelligence units from the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, UK Space Command, and Permanent Joint Headquarters into a single, integrated organisation ...
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