Defence Industry News

Vertical Aerospace secures up to £10m UK funding as MOD backs defence applications
Vertical Aerospace flying display
Vertical Aerospace secures up to £10m UK funding as MOD backs defence applications
Vertical Aerospace has secured up to £10 million in new UK funding supporting military applications for its eVTOL, following an historic Farnborough flight.
Aerospace

21 Jul 2026

Babcock, Frankenburg and ACUA to collaborate on maritime counter-drone systems
Babcock, Frankenburg and ACUA MoU signing
Babcock, Frankenburg and ACUA to collaborate on maritime counter-drone systems
Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Plymouth-based marine tech firm ACUA Ocean Technologies and Frankenburg Technologies, to advance counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) solutions in the marine domain.
Defence

21 Jul 2026

Opinion: The battlefield has expanded; Defence thinking must expand with it
Ted AGN photo
Opinion: The battlefield has expanded; Defence thinking must expand with it
Ted Colbert, Senior Partner at XeleratedFifty and former President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, argues that defence has quietly outgrown its old definition, and that nations are now contested in domains most leaders have never been asked to defend.
Defence

21 Jul 2026

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