UK and Poland Sign Landmark Defence Treaty – What It Means for the Supply Chain
The UK has signed a major new defence and security treaty with Poland, with Prime Ministers Starmer and Tusk meeting in London on 26 May to formalise what is being described as the most significant step forward in the bilateral defence relationship in a generation. The treaty follows similar agreements with France and Germany, and […]
UK Achieves First Optical Data Downlink from Space
The UK has crossed a significant threshold in defence communications capability, with Dstl and Oxford-based SME Archangel Lightworks completing the country’s first successful download of data from space using a deployable laser communications ground station. During a 90-second satellite pass over the Mediterranean, many gigabits of data were transmitted from a low Earth orbit (LEO) […]
Strengthening the MOD’s defence infrastructure with enterprise asset management
The Ministry of Defence’s estate is one of the largest and most complex in Europe. Comprising over 96,000 individual assets spread across 900 different sites, it covers 225,800 hectares in the UK alone. Its management is crucial, directly supporting the MOD’s day-to-day defence operations, logistics, infrastructure planning and military personnel welfare. The term ‘high-stakes FM’ […]
Babcock and Truflo Marine Launch UK-Australia Submarine Supply Chain Pilot
Babcock and Truflo Marine have announced a new UK pilot initiative at the Combined Naval Event 2026, designed to demonstrate how allied submarine sustainment supply chains can be mobilised more quickly across the UK and Australia in support of AUKUS and Submarine Rotational Force West. What the Pilot Involves The first programme under the initiative […]