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The pipeline behind readiness
The Defence Infrastructure & Estates Zone is where construction, engineering, FM and built-environment specialists find the real pipeline of opportunity across the defence estate. It's anchored by Project Royal Oak — £26bn over the decade across Faslane, Portsmouth and Devonport — plus elements of the wider £63bn+ nuclear and submarine programme, alongside Project Trenchard (£10bn RAF) and Project Castra (£24bn Army barracks).
Sessions cover estate decarbonisation and net zero on base, balanced against operational readiness, and how smart bases — digital twins, IoT and sensors — are transforming maintenance, energy use and security. There's a close look at FM and maintenance in high-security and classified environments, including the accreditation suppliers need to work there.
Expect practical detail on estate lifecycle management, heritage retrofit and surplus land release (up to 100,000 new homes), plus the re-contracting on the horizon: Aquatrine water and utilities replacement, the £9bn Defence Housing Strategy, and the £470m base-security uplift.
Near-term work packages sit across naval, air and army estate programmes worth over £60bn combined. This zone shows SMEs and specialists how to reach them — and what security vetting, cyber and supply-chain assurance sensitive sites actually require.
Building for the long term
Major Estate Programmes
Project Royal Oak (£26bn naval), Project Trenchard (£10bn RAF) and Project Castra (£24bn Army barracks) — where the near-term work packages sit and the contracting and mission-partner routes to reach them.
Smart, Sustainable Bases
Estate decarbonisation and net zero on base, balanced against operational readiness — plus digital twins, IoT and sensors for maintenance, energy use and security, and the accreditation FM providers need on classified sites.
Re-contracting & Growth Pipeline
Upcoming re-contracting on Aquatrine water and utilities, the £9bn Defence Housing Strategy and the £470m base-security uplift — plus surplus land release opening the door to up to 100,000 new homes.
Be part of the conversation
Join the Defence Infrastructure & Estates Zone at DPRTE Expo 2027, 23–24 March, Farnborough International.