Caroline Nokes MP has visited the Romsey headquarters of Roke, to see first-hand the firm’s vital contribution to the local economy and learn how its intelligence and engineering solutions protect the UK, its troops, its borders and businesses.

BAE Systems is investing in the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) to further expand capability options with a series of rapid capability kit installations and mission-ready effectors.

Wales-based Wall Colmonoy is soon to open one of the most advanced commercially available equiaxed vacuum casting furnaces in the UK, developed with Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) funding through the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA).

Redditch based Heller will be showcasing UK-built manufacturing solutions on the Make UK Defence Pavilion stand at DSEI (9th-12th September, ExCel, London Docklands).

QinetiQ has signed a £25 million contract to deliver an immersive training environment that will enable the Royal Navy to achieve warfighting readiness at pace.

European defence firms BAE Systems and Kongsberg - which are already working together in a number of areas to support militaries across NATO and its wider group of allies - have extended their collaboration into the Air domain.