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  • The Ukrainian government has introduced a new initiative aimed at facilitating and promoting innovation in the field of drone development and other technologies that have played a crucial role in the ...
  • Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a contract modification by the U.S. Department of Defense worth $7.8 billion. This modification pertains to the production and delivery of 126 F-35 multi-role aircraf ...
  • Australia's new Defence Accelerator

    08 May 2023 Startup Daily
    The federal government has earmarked $3.4 billion over the next decade for an Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) to develop advanced military technologies.
  • According to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military expenditure reached a record high last year. Researchers estimate that the total spending ros ...
  • The Defence Strategic Review sets the agenda for ambitious, but necessary, reform to Defence's posture and structure. The Review includes specific directions to Defence with immediate effect, while es ...
  • Latest MOD Acquisition Pipeline Released

    01 May 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The Ministry of Defence (MOD)’s Acquisition Pipeline is a forward look at potential procurement activity. The information presented is for information only and reflects MOD’s anticipated procurement p ...
  • According to an influential group of MPs, the UK's military procurement program has failed to adjust to the increasingly dangerous world and is unable to meet its crucial NATO commitments. The Public ...
  • Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) have created a supply chain management system which is the first of its kind in Defence. Developed with defence suppliers and industry partners, the software has b ...
  • Major funding boost to progress future fighter jet programme

    24 Apr 2023 UK Government Press Release
    A £656 million funding allocation will propel the sixth-generation fighter jet programme into the next phase, focusing on technology. More than £650 million allocated to continue development of next g ...
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan's biggest defense equipment manufacturer, has been granted four contracts worth 378 billion yen ($2.84 billion) by Japan to construct and design a new missile force. ...
  • China has finished a three-day military exercise near Taiwan named Operation 'Joint Sword', led by the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command. The wargames included a large number of aircr ...
  • First NATO defence innovation HQ opens in London

    10 Apr 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The first Regional Office of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) was opened in London.
  • Lockheed Martin and the US Army have signed a new agreement for high-end missiles, including AGM-179 Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and Hellfire missiles. While the deal is worth $439 million for ...
  • Babcock awarded Skysiren contract extension

    10 Apr 2023 Naval Technology
    Babcock, a UK engineering support services company, has been awarded a 12-month contract extension to continue its support of Skysiren, the UK’s implementation of the US defence integrated broadcast s ...
  • The US Space Force is requesting more than six times the amount of funding for its cloud-based data repository than it did last year. The service will ask industry to improve the Unified Data Library ...
  • The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is facing new invisible threats from foreign militaries' electronic warfare and cyber capabilities. The agency is responsible for developing and deploying missile-killi ...
  • Size & Health of the UK Space Industry 2022

    03 Apr 2023 Know Space/ UK Space Agency
    The UK Space Agency aims to catalyse investment to maximise the space sector’s long-term growth, deliver missions and capabilities to meet national needs and help enhance our understanding of the Univ ...
  • On 21 March 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released his Annual Report for 2022. It details NATO’s work and achievements throughout the year, including the Alliance’s unprecedented suppo ...
  • NATO’s Data and Artificial Intelligence Review Board (DARB) met on Tuesday (7 February 2023) to start the development of a user-friendly and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) certification stan ...
  • The UK has announced its ambition to become a key player in generative-AI, as private sector competitors from the US have taken the industry by storm.  According to TechSpot what has been dubbed 'Brit ...
  • Defence Engage Summary The tone of the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, is reflective of an ‘evolution’ in language which has taken place since the last IR (in 2021), which foreshadowed the intensifica ...
  • £11bn for defence in budget 2023

    20 Mar 2023 UK Government Speech
    Madam Deputy Speaker, that return to growth has direct consequences for our role on the global stage. I am proud we are giving the brave people of Ukraine more military support than anyone else in Eur ...
  • British-led design chosen for AUKUS submarine project

    20 Mar 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The first generation of AUKUS nuclear submarines will be built in the UK and Australia, based on the UK’s world-leading submarine design.
  • PM announces defence investment ahead of Integrated Review 2023

    13 Mar 2023 UK Government Press Release
    The Prime Minister has announced that the UK will ramp up investment in defence to meet the challenges of an increasingly volatile and complex world, as the Government launches an update to the 2021 I ...

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