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Another DPRTE Expo has drawn to a close – and by every measure, DPRTE 2026 has been the most significant yet. From standing-room keynote sessions to a buzzing exhibition floor […]
At the opening of the DPRTE 2026 conference in Farnborough, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP detailed a comprehensive strategy to align UK defence procurement with “warfighting […]
The United Kingdom and Türkiye have formally entered the next phase of a landmark £8 billion export agreement with the signing of a multi-billion-pound training and support contract. Defence Secretary […]
The Ministry of Defence has announced the award of contracts totalling £283.5 million to provide comprehensive support and maintenance for a fleet of 3,000 smaller vessels used by the Royal […]
The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a comprehensive strategic framework designed to integrate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more deeply into the UK’s defence industrial base. Published on 24 March […]
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed a fundamental transition in its financial and acquisition strategy, moving away from conventional annual budgeting towards a structured 10-year Defence Investment Plan. This policy […]
Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, has launched a ten‑point charter designed to enable, reshape, and accelerate how the UK defence sector engages with Small-Medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The […]
The number of patent applications for anti-drone (counter-UAV) technologies filed globally increased by 27% to 126 last year*, up from 99 the year before, according to new research from leading […]
High-pressure air compressors are essential to the operation of modern naval vessels. They support a wide range of onboard systems, from engine start and breathing air to weapons guidance and […]
Modern military vehicles must perform reliably in some of the world’s harshest environments – from high‑vibration tracked platforms to long‑endurance UAVs. To remain mission ready, defence operators increasingly rely on […]
When the UK committed to relocating Afghan families under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and later the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP), the urgency and scale of the task […]
A leading UK defence engineering organisation required urgent transport of large, high-value engineering components between manufacturing facilities supporting a critical defence programme. The cargo was oversized, unstackable and high […]