British Army Leads NATO Allies Testing Digital Warfare Systems at Exercise Accelerator 2.0
More than 300 soldiers, engineers and defence technology companies joined the British Army, NATO’s Allied Land Command and US Army Europe and Africa at a ten-day exercise in Dorset to test how Allied forces connect, share data and fight as a single digital force. The British Army has led a ten-day multinational exercise, Accelerator 2.0, […]
HMS Agamemnon Begins Sea Trials Following Departure from BAE Systems Barrow-in-Furness Facility
HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute Class attack submarine built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness, has departed the shipyard to begin sea trials ahead of entering service with the Royal Navy. The departure marks a significant milestone in the UK’s submarine industrial programme, backed by £47 billion in defence investment over the next four years. HMS […]
Defence Spending With UK Industry Reaches Record £34.1 Billion in 2025/26
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that spending with UK industry and commerce reached £34.1 billion in 2025/26, representing a 3.2% increase in real terms and the highest level of defence investment in UK suppliers since records began in 2013/14. Record Defence Spending Reaches £34.1 Billion Ministry of Defence spending with UK industry climbed to […]
Defence Spending with Scottish Industry Reaches £2.53 billion
Government defence spending with Scottish industry reached £2.53 billion in 2025/26, a 13% increase in real terms and the highest level since records began. The figure represents £460 per head of Scotland’s population, up from £390 the previous year, and reflects sustained investment across the defence industrial base as part of the wider £298 billion […]