3 February 2026
Ultra Maritime has secured a £40 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver sonobuoys for the Royal Navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol Helicopter - significantly strengthening the UK’s undersea surveillance and deterrence posture at a time when British waters are under increasing threat from foreign actors.
3 February 2026
More aircraft were delivered in 2025 than in the previous seven years, with 25% more aircraft delivered in 2025 than in 2024 – at 1,411 compared with 1,128 the previous year – according to ADS, the trade association for the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors.
3 February 2026
GMV are to lead the development of a secure Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer system under the TOUCAN project - funded by the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (ESA NAVISP) - which is an important part of the UK Government's Framework for Greater PNT Resilience.
3 February 2026
Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ASELSAN, to explore the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) requirement for a Surface Electronic Warfare Threat (SEWT) training system as part of the Next Generation Operational Training (NGOT) programme.
3 February 2026
The security of key military sites will be strengthened as Defence personnel will be given stronger powers to defeat drones near bases as part of new measures being introduced in the Armed Forces Bill.
3 February 2026
Dr Paul Bate will be stepping down as Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency at the end of March 2026.
3 February 2026
Cranfield University has strengthened its global position in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 – now ranking in the top 10% of universities worldwide.
2 February 2026
Viasat today launched its next-generation satellite service portfolio, engineered to meet the evolving demands for government uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) operations worldwide, including intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), emergency response and special operations.
2 February 2026
BAE Systems has announced the opening of its new office in Utah, marking an expansion of the company’s local footprint and continued investment in the state’s workforce, economy and innovation ecosystem.
2 February 2026
David Ferbrache OBE, Managing Director of Beyond Blue, outlines some of the cyber and resilience trends to watch in 2026.
27 November 2025
How trusted and accurate weather data is modernising aviation visualisations.
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29 October 2025
The UKDI-Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), supported by Innovate UK Loans Ltd (Innovate UK), has opened Cycle 5 of Defence Innovation Loans with enhanced support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing defence solutions.
14 October 2025
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has handled an average of four ‘nationally significant’ cyber attacks every week in the year to September.
16 July 2025
With the UK's £19 billion space economy surging, government and industry urgently need faster research, innovation and skilled talent – yet more than half of space organisations report critical shortages, a challenge now being tackled by the newly launched Surrey Space Institute at the University of Surrey.
11 June 2025
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has trialled an underwater robot which can prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines by disarming or removing threats.
20 May 2025
An underwater glue that enables rapid repairs to equipment in extreme environments, developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and biotech firm Zentraxa, could soon be saving lives and providing UK Armed Forces with an operational edge following successful trials in Portsmouth.
