21 May 2026
BAE Systems Bofors, which signed a purchase agreement to acquire Swedish supplier of precision mechanics and advanced component machining for aerospace and defence products, Aston Harald Mekaniska Verkstad AB in February 2026, has now completed the acquisition.
21 May 2026
The Met has announced the appointment of Hardev Virdee as its new Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, playing a pivotal role in shaping the Met’s future, leading its long-term strategy, investment and commercial functions.
21 May 2026
British advanced maritime technology company SubSea Craft has announced plans to expand its operations to Virginia Beach in the USA.
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21 May 2026
BAE Systems' tech specialist Iain Minton has been appointed to chair a new coalition of manufacturing and industrial technology experts helping SMEs tackle the challenges and opportunities created by AI, automation and digital transformation.
21 May 2026
Thirteen British businesses have been awarded contracts of up to £4 million to work with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to boost rapid procurement, drive innovation and deliver advanced technology for UK Armed Forces.
21 May 2026
Ontic has announced the appointment of Jean-Christophe (JC) Gallagher as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as the company builds on a sustained period of strong growth.
20 May 2026
Northumbria University is leading a new project to improve the AI systems at the heart of modern collision avoidance in space.
20 May 2026
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd has received its first order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the recently launched GENSS tactical communications system as a defence unicorn.
20 May 2026
Serco has been awarded a five-year contract by the US Army worth more than £65 million ($90 million) to support the Planning Programming Budgeting Business Operating System (PPB BOS).
19 May 2026
Christopher Range, partner (patent attorney) and head of space at Withers & Rogers, highlights the importance of trade mark protection for businesses pursuing long-term commercial success in space.
23 February 2026
Across skies, seas and battlefields, a new kind of formation is emerging: one made not of pilots and platoons but of intelligent machines acting in perfect coordination. Autonomous swarms are redefining how nations project power, defend assets and respond to threats in real time, creating urgency to develop autonomous systems that can think, ...
Videos
19 May 2026
UK scientists and companies are at the heart of the pioneering Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission - launched into orbit today - that will transform our understanding of how Earth is protected from the Sun.
1 May 2026
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) supported South Wales Police during a targeted operation in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to tackle the illegal and anti‑social use of electric bikes and motorbikes.
27 April 2026
Plymouth-based MarineAI has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, marking a significant step in its ongoing commitment to supporting the UK’s Armed Forces community.
22 April 2026
At CYBERUK 2026 - currently taking place at the SEC Glasgow (21st - 23rd April) - Dr Richard Horne, the CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ), gave a keynote speech focused on the challenges raised by rapid technological change dominated by AI and preparation for migration to post-quantum cryptography.
17 April 2026
In a ‘real life’ scenario played out in an empty shopping unit, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has tested the ability of robotic and autonomous systems to navigate through a building and detect, sample and remediate (clean) a contaminated environment.
