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The Government Office for Science has published a new Foresight report on supply chain risk and resilience that carries direct relevance for the defence sector, as the industry navigates an […]
The Ministry of Defence is embedding a new approach to industry engagement across its procurement activity, with lessons drawn from urgent operational support to the Middle East now being formalised […]
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has launched a formal call for evidence on the relationship between government and the defence industry, with a submission deadline of 21 […]
New research from Barclays paints a clear picture of where the UK innovation economy is heading: towards defence. More than half of UK tech and innovation firms (57%) are now […]
The delay to the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) came under intense parliamentary scrutiny on 15 June, with MPs across all parties pressing the government on the real-world consequences for UK […]
Ed Arnold, Senior Associate at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), has described John Healey’s resignation as Defence Secretary as “a seismic moment for the government and MoD,” warning that […]
A Partnership Agreement supporting the Huntingdonshire Defence Cluster and Project FAIRFAX has been significantly strengthened, with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, master developer Urban&Civic, and Newlands Developments formally joining Huntingdonshire […]
Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis MP has opened Europe’s largest drone testing and development facility in Swindon, establishing the UK’s Uncrewed Systems Centre (USC) at the new DroneTEX site as the […]
Five of the UK’s leading defence industry trade associations have issued a rare joint statement warning that delays to the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and a reportedly marginal increase in […]
The resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey has laid bare a serious fault line in the government’s approach to defence funding, with warnings from senior Labour figures that the current […]
Four Yorkshire mayors have united to launch the Yorkshire Regional Defence & Security Cluster (YRDSC), a new member-led body designed to connect the region’s SMEs, advanced manufacturers, tech innovators, and […]
The University of Winchester has secured £364,000 over five years to expand its BSc Cyber Security programme, as part of an £80 million joint MoD/Department for Education initiative to grow […]
