Yorkshire based Sheffield Forgemasters is to begin production of artillery barrels for the first time in almost two decades after a £61 million contract was awarded to BAE Systems, as the UK ramps up its military supplies and support to Ukraine.

QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) Canada has been awarded a follow-on sole-sourced contract to provide uncrewed aerial target (UAV-T) support services to the United States Government (USG) through Prime Contractor, Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).

Private investor, Rcapital, has sold Crewe-based Trac Precision Solutions Ltd , which designs and manufactures precision engineered engine parts for the defence and aerospace sectors, to PTC Industries Ltd, based in India.

Serco has selected a new panel of four law companies to provide legal services to its UK & European business for the next three years.

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) presented the 2023 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Squadron of the Year Award to the 111th Attack Squadron (ATKS) of the Texas Air National Guard, Joint Base Ellington Field, Texas.

ISTEC Services Limited is a British company with 35 years of operationally proven experience in the - which designs, manufactures and supplies complex weapon integration solutions - has been selected to provide the smoke discharger systems (SDS) for the British Army’s new M270 MLRS A2.

ODU-UK Ltd will once again be showcasing their connector solutions at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, taking place at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre from 4th to 6th February.

Bright Ascension's innovative space software technology is supporting the core functionalities and enabling future tech demos, for the Czech Republic’s largest satellite demonstration mission, TROLL.

Oracle and Adarga announced today that they are partnering to bring Adarga’s Vantage software to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle’s distributed cloud.

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems an $85 million production contract to deliver additional Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) systems.

Apprentices at Airframe Designs are using the latest tech to help develop their expertise with a project on the famous World War II Spitfire.

Serco has been awarded a new contract to support soldier readiness and performance within the US Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System.

Portescap has introduced its latest motion control solution, the PCR 56/06 EC SD – an integrated hardware and software package for single-axis control of brushless DC motors.

The future of ‘invisible war’ has been trialled by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) using emerging and next generation electromagnetic (EM) concepts.

MARSS has announced the appointment of Ricardo Massa as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt has been appointed CEO at Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, the management company for the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Babcock has secured its first NATO training contract – for the delivery of support to NATO's Joint Warfare Centre (JWC).

The Chief of Defence Logistics and Support (CDLS) has announced the CDLS Commendations 2024 recipients.

Rolls-Royce Submarines has announced the joint appointment of AtkinsRéalis and Mott MacDonald as its new fissile design partners – a key milestone in the expansion of its Raynesway site.

Serco today announced the retirement of Mark Irwin and the appointment of Anthony Kirby as Group Chief Executive designate.

Babcock France has been awarded a new 17-year contract for the provision and support of military air training solutions for the French Air and Space Force and French Navy.

Adarga has been awarded an Enterprise Agreement Lite worth up to £12 million by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Maria Eagle MP, Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, visited Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land’s (RBSL) Telford facility yesterday, to see how RBSL is supporting the delivery of sovereign capability through innovation, collaboration and investment as part of the UK’s Defence Industrial Strategy.

A new report has outlined how a circular economy for the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) could be achieved.

British Army officer Captain Olivia ‘Liv’ Flaherty, Royal Corps of Signals, has won the prestigious Engineer Officer of the Year 2024 award, receiving her award at the Worshipful Company of Engineers awards dinner for the Armed Forces from Air Vice Marshall Shaun Harris CBE, Chief Engineer RAF.

Cohort has announced announce that its German subsidiary ELAC Sonar GmbH (ELAC) has been awarded a contract amendment with a value of €16.4 million following the activation of a contractual option, in which it will provide another sonar system for the Italian Navy's new build submarine programme.

RTX's Raytheon has been awarded a $946 million contract to supply Romania with additional Patriot air and missile defence systems.

Bridlington based manufacturer of advanced soldering materials and consumables, SolderKing, will be highlighting innovations in soldering and manufacturing efficiency at the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show from 4th-6th February 2025, which is taking place at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre.

The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded BAE Systems a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) $347 million contract for NERVE, the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Enterprise Repository and Virtual Environment programme.

Hampshire headquartered intelligence and data analysis solutions provider Roke, has appointed Colin Robertson as Business Unit Director for Roke Intelligence.

Worcestershire based M&E Global has extended its contract with Amentum to support the US Army’s APS2 mission in Germany.

Ontic has appointed Gareth Parkin as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Provider of advanced simulation and training software solutions Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, Inc. and military systems specialist Rheinmetall AG, have announced the start of a strategic collaboration.

Epsilor Electric Fuel Ltd. has completed the development if its new generation NATO 6T Li-Ion battery for military vehicles, which will be displayed at the 2025 International Armoured Vehicles Conference (IAVC) in Farnborough, 21st-23rd January 2025.

Marshall has extended its contracts to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for eight Lockheed Martin C-130J aircraft operated by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) and the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF).

Wiltshire based Avon Technologies has this morning announced a $18 million (£14.4m) order from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply its Next-Generation Intergrated Head Protection System (NG IHPS).

A revolutionary UK-built atomic clock will make military operations more secure through experimental quantum technology.

Babcock has purchased 11 L-39 'Albatros' aircraft, adding to the capability of its international fighter pilot training academy in Dijon, France.

Celestia STS (C-STS) has received an order from QinetiQ Ltd for two specially designed acquisition systems to provide test, trials, training and evaluation services for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA).

Easyfairs has acquired UK Metals Expo Limited. This move seamlessly complements Europe’s largest network of powerhouse industrial events, which boasts 30+ manufacturing and industrial processing exhibitions and earlier this year saw Southern Manufacturing & Electronics added to Easyfairs’ distinguished portfolio.

QinetiQ US has been awarded a five year, $31.5 million task order supporting the US Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (IEW&S), which continues the design, development and integration activities for the Integrated Sensor Architecture (ISA) programme, to help support data sharing of sensors seamlessly ...

BAE Systems will provide and integrate actuator control units (ACUs) for JetZero's next-generation blended wing body aircraft demonstrator, which is designed to deliver enhanced energy efficiency and reduced emissions.

Babcock has launched a Women in Manufacturing event to showcase some of the incredible career opportunities the sector can offer young people and to kickstart its 2025 apprenticeship programme at its Bristol facilities.

British soldiers have for the first time successfully tested a potentially game-changing weapon that can take down a swarm of drones using radio waves.

The leaders of Eurofighter and the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) have signed a contract in Rome for up to 24 Italian Air Force Eurofighters.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) took a significant step forward at the end of December towards redefining pilot training, with the completion of successful demonstration flights of a revolutionary airborne augmented reality (AR) technology, ATARS (Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System), on its Hawk advanced training jet.

BAE Systems has been awarded $68 million in contracts to produce an additional 44 Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (CATV) for the US Army.

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.

ADS Group - the UK trade association for aerospace, defence, security and space organisations (with over 1,400 members) - has welcomed Leonardo’s Clive Higgins as VP for Defence and PA Consulting's Dr Budgie Dhanda MBE as VP of Security and Resilience.

It was announced today that a major deal to bring the Armed Forces housing estate back into public ownership has been agreed by the UK Government.

Rolls-Royce has completed a successful F130 engine Critical Design Review (CDR), clearing the way for final development, test and production efforts towards delivering the upgraded B-52J to the United States Air Force (USAF).

Lincoln based Inzpire Limited, has once again been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award.

The UK and Australia will today reinforce their economic and defence partnership and bolster cooperation on shared global challenges at this year's AUKMIN meeting.

His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Europe, Chris Barton CMG, met with Andrew Howell, Managing Director and Emi Howell, the Head of EU Defence Sales, at BCB International Ltd. in Cardiff yesterday.

The British Field Army has taken an early Christmas delivery of 20 support trucks bought under a rapid procurement process.

BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC), have reached an agreement to form a new company under a business joint venture for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), subject to regulatory approvals.

Serco has received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), meaning its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets meet the SBTi’s criteria and recommendations.

Babcock have officially launched a new International Engineering and Technology Hub in Melbourne, Australia, as part of its increased research and development efforts across global defence markets.

Marshall has successfully completed its 1,200th auxiliary fuel tank in support of Boeing’s global P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft programme, marking a significant milestone since the start of the contract.

Today, the UK's Business Secretary and Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry will hear from the defence industry, hosting a CEO roundtable on driving investment into the sector.

The US Navy has awarded Data Link Solutions (DLS) - a joint venture between BAE Systems and Collins Aerospace - an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award with a ceiling value up to $1 billion for the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS).

Last month, a joint QinetiQ-Inzpire team delivered Sharpshooter, a training exercise at sea designed to improve a warship team’s response and ensure they are as well prepared as possible for a wide range of evolving surface and aerial threats, like those they could face on operational deployment.

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Market Exploration called ‘Air Launched Effects: Revolutionary Deployment Systems’, run on behalf of the British Army.

Edinburgh-headquartered maritime safety innovator Zelim has appointed Commander Matthew Mitchell as Director of Search and Rescue - a former Commander of the United States Coastguard (USCG) - as part of its strategy to open new markets for its man-overboard and security threat detection and recovery technologies.

A £5.5 million investment has delivered 112 sustainable bedspaces and a new drill shed at Vimy Barracks in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, to support personnel attending the Army School of Ceremonial.

Supporting global security and tackling increasing threats were the focus for Defence Minister Lord Coaker on a visit to South America last week, where he held talks in Chile and Brazil with his counterparts and industry, as the UK strengthens relations with partners around the world.

The consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon has awarded BAE Systems a £133 million contract to further develop its Striker II Helmet Mounted-Display (HMD).

World-leading advanced autonomous mine hunting capabilities for the Royal Navy have moved a step closer after a prototype uncrewed boat was successfully deployed and trialled for the first time.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) launched its eighth Annual Review at its London headquarters last week, highlighting growing threats, including from state actors.

Raytheon UK, part of RTX's Raytheon business, announced that its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) completed a successful live-firing with the British Army directed against moving aerial targets.

Plymouth-based autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer ACUA Ocean has closed its £1.5 million Pre-Seed investment round co-led by StealthPoint and Britbots, alongside securing £4 million in new and existing research and development grants from the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Department for ...

Advanced Navigation has finalised a deal with Rheinmetall Defence Australia to supply fibre-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation systems (INS), for integration into Rheinmetall’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV), currently in service with the Australian Army.

Research by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has shown that, contrary to popular belief, crowds actually behave in a cooperative and orderly manner during an emergency, such as a terror attack.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation a $12 million contract as part of the High Operational Temperature Sensors (HOTS) programme.

BAE Systems has signed individual contracts worth a total of approximately £1.9 billion ($2.5bn) with both Sweden and Denmark for new CV90 combat vehicles.

The Combined Space Operations Initiative (CSpO) partners met in Florence, Italy, this week, celebrating the partnership's 10-year anniversary, exchanging views on space threats and advancing space security, whilst endorsing a joint statement reaffirming the importance of CSpO’s mission and the commitment of its members to the Outer Space ...

Construction has been completed on a major project at Upavon to upgrade facilities for the army’s lead counter-intelligence and forensic technical exploitation unit.

Hadean is working alongside Deloitte to deliver mission-critical capabilities for NATO that will address evolving threats.

RTX's Raytheon has successfully completed a Delta Design Review of its Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW) prototype for the US Navy's F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.

Elbit Systems UK (ESUK)has completed the System Acceptance Trials (SAT) for the mobile component of the Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (Mobile) (JFST(M)).

Hadean has signed a commercialisation agreement with BAE Systems to increase the scale of Project OdySSEY deployments.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organisation a $6 million contract as part of the Pipelined Reasoning of Verifiers Enabling Robust Systems (PROVERS) programme.

A ceremony has been held at RAF Marham to mark the start of work on the second of four new Single Living Accommodation (SLA) blocks for personnel at RAF Marham.

To support the development of the UK’s next generation of defence and engineering talent, Babcock International Group (Babcock) has announced it will create almost 1,500 new apprentice and graduate roles over the course of 2024 and 2025.

BMT has acquired Australian Maritime Technologies (AMT), an independent, wholly Australian-owned naval design and marine engineering consultancy based in Melbourne.

Argon Electronics have once again expanded their range of simulation accessories by creating the simulation FHZ612 extension radiation probe for use with the popular and effective FH 40 G-SIM.

UK based defence firms will be prioritised for government investment under a new Defence Industrial Strategy being launched today, that will drive economic growth, boost British jobs and strengthen national security.

UK defence tech disruptor, Hadean, are expanding their portfolio into corporate enterprise by securing a contract with research and risk analysis firm Moody’s.

BAE Systems is projecting a record number of young people in training in 2025 and the Company’s investment in education and skills is expected to reach £1 billion since the start of the decade.

Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea aviation company, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI), to explore military flying training, air base support and engineering opportunities targeted in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.

An innovative and fully mobile intelligent surveillance system from UK-based company, DJ Byers Security Solutions, is getting a major upgrade with advanced display software from Cambridge Pixel to support cutting-edge sensors including EchoShield radars and OpenWorks cameras.

Babcock has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to further its development in the global naval market and to underpin its existing relationship with the South Korean shipbuilding and offshore company.

Aquila Learning has been awarded a nine-year contract by Ascent Flight Training for the supply of its ALaRMS Training Management System software, together with associated services, training and support.

The construction of Type 26 frigate HMS Sheffield, an advanced anti-submarine warfare ship for the Royal Navy, officially began today with a traditional steel-cutting ceremony in Glasgow.

The MoD’s award-winning Net-Zero Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP), which was completed in the summer, is already making carbon savings.

A crewless boat has been driven around the Solent – remotely controlled from a Royal Navy vessel in a first in UK waters.

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has appointed IoT Tribe as its delivery partner for business acceleration services - operating from DASA’s London hub - and supporting NATO's DIANA initiative and UK defence innovation, boosting defence capabilities.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) have delivered a new military heritage trail at Pirbright enabling safer and easier access.

QinetiQ has officially opened QinetiQ Laboratories (QLabs), a first-of-its-kind research facility located in Mawson Lakes, South Australia.

Babcock has successfully delivered the first package of work within Project TAMPA for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Aliter Capital LLP (Aliter), the private equity buy and build specialist in the UK support services sector, has completed the acquisition of secure mobile communications provider Serbus Limited (Serbus) which joins the ITM Group platform alongside ITM Communications and Bates IT.

Airbus has signed a contract with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide the next-generation modems for the nation’s Skynet satellite communications constellation.