The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched Phase Two of its fast paced Themed Competition Innovation in Support of Operations.

QinetiQ US has been selected as an awardee on the US Army's $4 billion Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) under the US Army Product Director (PD) Aerostats programme.

UK hypersonic research, which could see weapons travelling at several thousand miles per hour, has reached a landmark moment after successful completion of a major testing programme.

Experts from the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Exports and Sales team, formerly known as Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), have sold Type 23 frigate, HMS Monmouth, to Turkey for recycling.

PTC is strengthening its Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and systems engineering focus with the acquisition of IncQuery Group.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially opened BAE Systems’ Applied Shipbuilding Academy in Glasgow at a ceremony at the Company’s Scotstoun site.

The UK is ramping up rapid military support to Ukraine to put them in the strongest position to secure a lasting peace as partners met in Brussels on Friday for the 27th Ukraine Defence Contact Group, chaired by the UK and Germany, with a Package supporting UK jobs and growth, securing equipment and repair contracts connecting UK companies with Ukrainian ...

British soldiers are to be better shielded from danger as a new high-tech, remote-controlled mine plough system called WEEVIL is being put through its paces by the British Army, with the Warrior based solution combining Pearson Engineering’s Full Width Mine Plough and its BEACON remote control system.

The UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group Australia have established a ground-breaking partnership to develop next-generation sub-systems for low-cost weapons systems, bringing together advanced technologies from both nations.

BAE Systems has entered into an agreement with Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne S.A. (WZM), to enhance the support of the Polish Land Forces’ M88 Armoured Recovery Vehicle fleet's operational readiness.

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) have extended an existing Integrated Merlin Operational Support (IMOS) contract for up to two years, to ensure the continued expert upkeep of the Royal Navy’s fleet of 54 AW101 Merlin helicopters.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has demonstrated software that will provide in-flight target updates that will enable the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to close gaps on maritime targets.

Babcock has been awarded a c.£65 million, five-ship contract to deliver the Capability Insertion Period (CIP) for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates being built by the company at its Rosyth facility in Scotland.

Polar Technology today announced it received a Gold Tier Award from BAE Systems’ Partner 2 Win programme.

The Swedish Government has announced its decision to buy 18 new ARCHER mobile howitzers from BAE Systems as part of its 18th support package to Ukraine.

Acron Aviation has entered into a landmark agreement with a military aftermarket and trusted supplier of mission-critical parts, HC Pacific. With over 50 years’ experience in aerospace distribution HC Pacific is renowned for its innovative, global, supply chain solutions.

Sentinel Photonics has announced three pivotal partnerships in Eastern Europe.

GKN Aerospace has signed a three-year contract with Boeing to provide fan blade repair services for the C-17 Globemaster engines.

Roke has recently been awarded a major multi-year contract known as Science & Technology Oriented Research & development in Missile defence (STORM), partnering with the UK Missile Defence Centre (MDC) to deliver cutting-edge research for Missile Defence.

Babcock International Group (Babcock) has been awarded a proof-of-concept contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) which will enable Ukraine’s armed forces to 3D print military equipment.

BMT has successfully partnered with ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) to advance autonomous maritime navigation by utilising BMT’s proprietary Synthetic Environment Assurance Service (SEAS) testbed.

New independent research by Oxford Economics reveals how defence company Babcock International Group (Babcock) drives growth across the UK economy through jobs, investment in the supply chain, and tax contributions.

QinetiQ has been awarded a AU$47 million contract to support Australia’s Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA).

Leonardo has designed, developed and built the only receiver specifically conceived for the ultra-secure Public Regulated Service (PRS) - provided by the Galileo satellite navigation service - which is currently accredited for use throughout Europe.

Recently appointed Oxford-Cambridge Innovation Champion and Science Minister, Lord Vallance was at Cranfield University earlier this month for a special roundtable event with business leaders, university representatives and local authorities from the central area of the corridor around Cranfield, Milton Keynes and Bedford.

Solus Power has announced the launch of its Series A funding round, with a target raise of £5 million to help fulfil the startup’s mission to revolutionise energy access across defence, security and civilian sectors.

Work to build four new accommodation blocks for personnel has officially commenced at RAF Digby, in Lincolnshire.

CYSIAM has formed a strategic partnership with CrowdStrike aimed at strengthening cyber resilience across the UK defence sector supply chain.

ODU Connectors will be showcasing its sealed connectors and contacts solutions at Ocean Business, being held next month (8th-10th April) at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton.

RTX's Raytheon business, has been awarded a follow-on contract from the US Army Futures Command, Futures and Concepts Center to continue to utilise its Rapid Campaign Analysis and Demonstration Environment, or RCADE, modeling and simulation capability.

Babcock has secured a five-year British Army strategic support partner contract extension worth around £1 billion with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Wiltshire based Avon Technologies has this morning announced that it has received two European NATO orders for personal respirators for delivery to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is partnering with the US Army Futures Command to develop an end-to-end solution for generating 3D data and game-ready, high-fidelity terrain within the Synthetic Training Environment Mission Planning Toolkit (MPT).

ZeroAvia today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to conduct a feasibility study focused on integrating hydrogen propulsion into Cessna Caravan aircraft alongside advanced aircraft automation technology.

Avon Protection has introduced a new Diver Tracking System for its MCM100 Multi-Role Rebreather to enhance military diver safety and integration into the underwater battlespace during training missions.

BAE Systems and Repkon USA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and manufacture of advanced munitions.

The US Air Force (USAF) has announced that Boeing has been awarded a contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft.

Inzpire’s Compact Agile Simulation Equipment for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (CASE JTAC) is now approved for Types 1, 2 and 3 controls, making it the first accredited mixed-reality JTAC simulator in the UK.

Sonardyne International Ltd has launch SPRINT-Nav U, the world's smallest hybrid acoustic-inertial navigator designed specifically for compact marine robotic platforms.

Experts from the University of Exeter’s Defence, Security and Resilience Network, have warned about a lack of capability in the UK’s nuclear forces, the dangers of Iran developing nuclear weapons and how greater efforts are needed to stop online radicalisation as part of a new series of essays.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received the prestigious EMAR/FR 145 Maintenance Organization Approval for component maintenance from the French Military Continuing Airworthiness Authority, DSAE.

With a name synonymous with advanced engineering of the highest quality, Middlesex Aerospace - a UK supplier to the aerospace and defence sectors - is 80 years old this month and celebrating its history with a promise to keep looking ahead to the future.

The keel of the first of the UK’s new Dreadnought submarines, the most powerful and technically advanced boats ever designed for the Royal Navy, has been laid at BAE Systems’ Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held at DM Kineton in Warwickshire to mark the start of construction of a new £13 million Single Living Accommodation block.

Construction has completed on a major infrastructure project to benefit soldiers based at Leuchars Station in Fife.

Leidos has successfully transitioned its secure, centralised supply chain management program in use by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to the Amazon Web Services cloud, representing a significant milestone in modernising the MoD’s digital infrastructure.

BAE Systems, Inc. has selected Ivalua to streamline its Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes.

Maritime VR simulators specialist Kilo Solutions Ltd, has announced that the Royal Navy has procured 24 x VASCO in a Box (VIAB) units, marking the company's second major defence contract.

Launching today, Sagentia Defence is the new name of TP Group, a science and technology consultancy serving the UK defence industry.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has received an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of US Army Black Hawk helicopters for the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution programme.

A contract has been signed between BAE Systems and Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI), marking the start of the next major phase on the River-class destroyer programme.

British Defence jobs have been boosted and sailors will be better protected as the UK’s first of a series of cutting-edge Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) systems has been delivered to the Royal Navy.

BAE Systems has received a contract from Damen Naval for a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system to be installed for anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations on the PES frigate of the Colombian Navy – a Damen Naval SIGMA-class ship.

The SKYNET 6 programme, which is working closely with industry to exploit technological advancements to deliver the next generation of military communication satellites, has reached a major milestone with the completion of initial testing at the new UK-government funded National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) in Harwell, Oxfordshire.

Thales has released a new Vehicle Mounted SquadNet Radio.

Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Inc., has announced the availability of radiometric models of its high-performance Boson+ thermal and Hadron 640R+ dual thermal-visible camera modules.

UK and German space industries are joining forces to provide a rapid vertical launch capability into space for Europe as global geopolitical uncertainty mounts.

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) have awarded a £65 million contract for innovative UK-made tech that will help the British military to monitor space.

Defence and training support company MASS has been awarded a two-year extension on the Joint Command and Staff Training (JCAST) contract for UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Strategic Command.

An advanced storage facility with capacity to house over 900 Army vehicles has been delivered at DE&S-managed MoD Ashchurch under the Vehicle Storage and Support Programme (VSSP).

Ukraine’s armed forces will be backed by more advanced attack drones to tackle Russian aggression in the Black Sea, following a deal struck by the UK government and Anglo-American defence tech firm, Anduril.

Huntsman Corporation and Advanced Material Development Ltd (AMD), are to collaborate through a strategic relationship aimed at developing carbon nanotube-integrated functional composite materials in the US.

Serco has been awarded a contract to provide ship support services for the Royal Navy’s XV PATRICK BLACKETT.

The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC), an advanced production facility and additive manufacturing (AM) innovation hub, hosted the latest UK MoD Strategic Command’s Additive Manufacturing innovation event, on 5th March 2025.

The UK Government has announced major support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) following an historic commitment to increase spending on defence.

SPX Communication Technologies, formed by TCI and ECS, will be showcasing its Data Links, COMINT and Counter-UAS capabilities and solutions at this year's Home Office Security & Policing Global Security Event, being held at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, 11th-13th March 2025.

Worcestershire based M&E Global, which provides highly skilled candidates for overseas defence contracts, has announced the expansion of its operations with a new long-term workforce in Poland.

County Durham-based developer of radiation and automated biological pathogen detectors, Kromek, will be exhibiting at the annual Home Office Security & Policing Global Security Event at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, 11th-13th March 2025.

DE&S is playing a significant role in Britain’s efforts to support Ukrainian troops wounded on the front-line, who will receive life-saving medical support and rehabilitation services through the UK’s Project Renovator.

ODU have launched new rugged high-performance fibre-optic connectors for aerospace and defence embedded systems, together with a supporting stand-alone website.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) achieved another major milestone in the development of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) by flying US government-provided autonomy software aboard a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger.

Babcock recently welcomed participants in the Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) to its Vehicle Engineering site in Walsall to showcase its products and services while demonstrating the variety of career opportunities it offers to people looking to return to work.

The 50th AH-64E Apache has been secured by the UK, completing the new fleet of the world’s most advanced attack helicopters for the British Army.

Safetytech Accelerator (established by Lloyd’s Register), in collaboration with Heathrow Airport Ltd. and Discovering Safety (a programme of work led by Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive, HSE), has launched the Occupational Safety and Health X (OSHX) Lab — an innovation programme, designed to advance the adoption of emerging ...

General Atomics is reshaping its software enterprise for the future, merging efforts from across business lines into a single technology grid delivering all-domain response and information dominance.

General Atomics (GA) today announced the strategic acquisition of North Point Defense, Inc. (NPD), a provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) exploitation software and sensor integration, by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-III), formerly known as General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc.

Anthony Kirby has today taken up his position as Serco’s new Group Chief Executive, succeeding Mark Irwin, who retires after 12 years at Serco.

Peli Products UK Ltd has launched an innovative new Air Case - the 1505 - to add to this range of lighter weight protective cases, which is the the first Peli case to feature an integrated panel mounting system in both the lid and the base.

Babcock has announced the appointment of Tony March as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Babcock Canada - taking up his new role today - succeeding Jerry McLean who will be retiring in March 2025.

British provider of secure online collaboration platforms, Kahootz, has today announced that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will extend its existing contract, ensuring its continued use of the Defence Share platform.

JFD Australia, part of James Fisher & Sons, provider of the submarine rescue system to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) since 2009, will continue to deliver this critical sovereign capability for a further four years after finalising an extension to its contract with the Department of Defence.

Integris Composites, a supplier of advanced armour systems, is partnering with QinetiQ US to provide armour systems for the US Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).

The British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, with a commitment to increase spending on defence to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027.

Thales has launched cortAIx in the UK to address defence and security domains, which with 200 new highly skilled AI and data specialists, aims to support the UK Government’s vision for AI-driven growth.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between BAE Systems and Hamek that will see the two companies work together to support Norway’s maritime requirements.

Viasat has been recognised by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award as part of the company’s commitments under the UK Armed Forces Covenant.

The Australian and UK Governments have announced a significant milestone between the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) and industry partners that will support the delivery of the SSN AUKUS fleet of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy.

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Themed Competition called ‘Innovations in dermal protection against liquid chemicals’, run on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Home Office.

The trials of four innovative new security systems have been successfully launched at Winfrith, the former nuclear reactor test site in Dorset.

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has returned the Sellafield site to a routine regulatory regime for physical security after a period of enhanced oversight.

A £20 million project to resurface part of the airfield at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands has been completed ahead of schedule.

Babcock has been awarded a second contract by NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) to provide the Alliance with expert advice on wargaming activities.

Solid State Disks Limited (SSDL) is to supply the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF) with health monitoring software for use with its new solid-state-based removable media assemblies (RMAs) that are being used on its Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft.

Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, a specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, has announced a contract award to supply the Irish Defence Force with Comtech’s Troposcatter Compact Over-the Horizon Mobile Expeditionary Terminals (COMET).

Sentinel Photonics is set to drive its European expansion with two new strategic partnerships in Romania and the Benelux region.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and CAE have announced a long-term agreement for the development and production of the next-generation mission trainer for GA-ASI's MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS).

Marshall and AMMROC today signed a strategic service agreement outlining the first work package to be delivered within their new long-term strategic partnership.

RTX's Raytheon has successfully completed a series of 10 subsystem demonstrations for the US Army's Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI), which will eventually replace the Stinger surface-to-air missile.

EDGE and Leonardo have signed a groundbreaking collaboration agreement to further enhance their partnership in developing solutions across six critical domains.

Sero has been awarded a £35 million subcontract from CACI via prime contractor, Five Rivers Analytics, LLC to continue to provide Satellite Control Network Tracking Station Operations, Remote Site and Missions Partner Support (STORMS) to the US Space Force (USSF) at the Telemetry and Command Station (TCS) in Oakhanger, Hampshire, UK for a further ...

BAE Systems has secured a $251 million (£199m) contract to support the US Navy’s AEGIS combat system, by providing systems engineering, test and evaluation, logistics, system acquisitions and cybersecurity.

EPI, an entity of EDGE Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Atomics-Systems Integration, at IDEX 2025, to partner on manufacturing, testing and repairing electromechanical systems.