The Defence Investment Plan Is Here — and the Supply Chain Is Ready to Deliver
Today the Government published its landmark Defence Investment Plan (DIP), backed by £298 billion of investment over the next four years. It is one of the most significant statements of intent for UK defence in a generation — and for the thousands of businesses that make up the defence supply chain, it provides the clarity they have […]
The Defence Investment Plan Is Here — and the Supply Chain Is Ready to Deliver
Today the Government published its landmark Defence Investment Plan (DIP), backed by £298 billion of investment over the next four years. It is one of the most significant statements of intent for UK defence in a generation — and for the thousands of businesses that make up the defence supply chain, it provides the clarity […]
Government Publishes Defence Investment Plan: £298 Billion to Transform the Armed Forces
The Government has today published its Defence Investment Plan (DIP), a landmark statement of how the UK will spend £298 billion on defence over the next four years. Announced by the Prime Minister during a major speech at Malloy Aeronautics, the plan is backed by an additional £15 billion on top of last year’s Spending […]
UKEF Launches Export Fund to Back British Defence Industry
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government’s export credit agency, has announced a new £50 billion Defence Export Fund. This increases UKEF’s total capacity to £130 billion, with £50 billion of new support on top of its existing £80 billion limit, the largest expansion to UKEF’s financial support in its 100-year history. It will be used […]
DIP Confirms Increased Drone Investment
Britain’s Armed Forces are set to be strengthened and thousands of British jobs created through a drone transformation, announced by the Prime Minister and backed by more than £5 billion in the Government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP). The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has set out how new investment in defence will accelerate the use […]
100th Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Delivered to the MOD
The milestone reflects sustained collaboration between OCCAR, ARTEC, KNDS, Rheinmetall and the NAD Group, with manufacturing spanning facilities in Telford and Stockport and a supply chain supporting hundreds of skilled jobs across the country. The UK’s Boxer programme has reached a landmark, with the 100th Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle delivered to the Ministry of Defence, […]
Provision of Air Traffic Control Visual Simulators at Royal Air Force Locations
The requirement is for the provision of 16 x Visual Control Simulators (VISSIM) for training, currency, and assurance for Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) and Air & Space Operations Specialists (ASOS) in the RAF. The requirement is for an Air Traffic