With six weeks to go, the DPRTE Defence Summit returns to Manchester at a critical moment for UK defence — one year on from the Defence Industrial Strategy and with a near-£300 billion investment programme now moving from policy into procurement. The countdown is on for the DPRTE Defence Summit, taking place on 22 October 2026 at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester, bringing together government, industry and the defence supply chain to explore how record levels of investment are translating into contract opportunities. The event lands just over a year since the publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy in…
