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Cambridge-based air defence company Cambridge Aerospace has closed a $300 million Series C funding round, valuing the business at $3.4 billion — a signal to the wider UK defence supply […]

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The government’s newly published Defence Investment Plan has formally confirmed long-anticipated plans to retire the Royal Air Force’s ageing Hawk fleet, with a new Jet Training System set to take […]

A week-long exercise integrating multiple uncrewed systems with Wildcat helicopters, Royal Marines and ship commanders has demonstrated that long-range drone network operations are ready for Royal Navy use now – […]

Thales has been selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system to the Spanish Air and Space Force, in a contract that […]

The largest single tranche of nuclear submarine investment announced under this government will support tens of thousands of jobs, 22,000 apprenticeships and a supply chain of more than 6,000 UK […]

Two Dstl programmes are accelerating the British Army’s adoption of drone and counter-drone technology for future battlefield operations – with direct implications for UK industry partners developing AI, autonomous systems […]

The unveiling of Brontanax at Farnborough International Airshow marks a defining moment for UK sovereign combat air capability – and signals a significant and growing pipeline of opportunity for the […]

A major contract extension with BAE Systems and Team Tempest partners will sustain more than 4,500 jobs across the UK and draw on a nationwide supply chain of around 600 […]

The University of Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory has officially opened a new £58 million facility and hosted the Frank Whittle Summit, bringing together executives from Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, […]

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP has delivered a wide-ranging keynote address at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London, unveiling the name of the […]

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a €300 million UK investment to help deliver a full squadron of advanced Swedish Gripen E fighter jets to Ukraine, strengthening Ukrainian air defences […]

QinetiQ has announced a significant investment in a new cutting-edge electronic warfare emitter system, strengthening its ability to prepare military personnel for the increasingly complex electromagnetic threat environments they will […]

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