The inaugural Scottish Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Summit brought the UK defence community to Glasgow for a day of candid conversation, big-ticket announcements and the clearest signal yet that Scotland is no longer a regional contributor to UK defence – it is at the heart of it. As chair Grahame Steed told delegates in his opening welcome: “The Strategic Defence Review of 2025, followed by the Defence Industrial Strategy, has reset the framework within which we all operate – and Scotland sits squarely at the heart of that reset.” The agenda was deliberately practical. Across keynotes and three packed…
