The Defence Investment Plan: Where the UK Defence Supply Chain Wins Work
This webinar, “The Defence Investment Plan: Where the UK Defence Supply Chain Wins Work,” brings together host Prof. Andrew Schofield (Chair of the Summit and of the North West Regional Defence and Security Cluster), industry perspective from defence supply chain specialist Kevin Mills, and market intelligence from Defence Contracts International as Official Market Intelligence Partner. […]
The £5.5bn Signal – What August’s Defence Procurement Data is Really Telling Suppliers
This report, “The £5.5bn Signal,” is DPRTE’s August 2026 defence market intelligence brief, mining a month’s worth of UK and Irish procurement records — 243 notices worth over £5.5bn in visible pipeline, including 120 from the MoD alone and four published over the August bank holiday weekend — to argue that August, usually written off […]
Nokia Defence and C3IA Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation Across UK Defence Operations
At the 2026 DVD (Defence Vehicle Dynamics) event, Nokia Defence and C3IA, a UK specialist in systems engineering, capability integration and security services, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and support the digital transformation of UK Defence. The partnership combines Nokia’s expertise in advanced connectivity with C3IA’s engineering, capability […]
MOD and Alloyed Fly First Sovereign Turbojet Engine From Concept to Flight in Seven Months
The Ministry of Defence and UK start-up Alloyed have jointly developed a family of digitally manufactured turbojet engines, moving one design from concept to flight-ready status in under seven months. The programme has already generated over 60 skilled UK jobs, with a further 45 anticipated within the next year. The Ministry of Defence and Alloyed […]
In service support and PDS of Headsets-UK1
There remains an ongoing requirement to provide In-Service Support for Joint Service Aircrew Headsets, MK10 helmet communications equipment and associated spares, together with the UKStratCom Tactical Systems Close Combat Communication Hearing Protection