Babcock has brought together around 30 United Kingdom Small and Medium-sized Enterprises at the Defence Battlelab in Dorset to support its General Logistics Vehicle approach to replacing the British Army’s legacy Land Rover fleet. The convening, announced on 24 April 2026, is part of Babcock’s positioning under the Light Mobility ...
The era of speculative interest in European defence has ended, replaced by a disciplined, industrial-scale pursuit of production capacity and technological superiority. According to the April 2026 European Defence Market Update by Houlihan Lokey, the sector has entered a “capital maturity” phase where the primary focus is now on translating ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully concluded a major trial assessing the capability of robotic and autonomous systems to manage recovery operations in hazardous environments. The trial was funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and focused on Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) ...
Leonardo has announced a strategic partnership with UK-based advanced materials scale-up Uplift360 to accelerate the recycling and reuse of military-grade materials across the defence sector. The collaboration, confirmed on 25 March 2026, focuses on establishing a circular supply of carbon fibre derived from both production residuals and end-of-life defence assets. ...
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