Scottish Affairs Committee hears from BAE Systems, Babcock, Leonardo and QinetiQ on supply chain bottlenecks, SME risk and the urgent need for the Defence Investment Plan. The leaders of four UK defence primes have told the Scottish Affairs Committee that the pace of MoD procurement, an uneven distribution of SME spend, and continued uncertainty over the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) are holding back investment and supply chain growth across Scotland’s defence industrial base. Giving evidence on 22 April 2026 in the Securing Scotland’s Future: Defence Skills and Jobs inquiry, Neil Holm (BAE Systems Naval Ships), John Howie (Babcock), Cathy Kane…
