A cutting-edge uncrewed aircraft demonstrator will be designed and developed in a £60 million contract awarded to Leonardo. £60 million over four years to design and develop an uncrewed helicopter demonstrator Supporting up to 100 highly skilled UK jobs at Leonardo’s...
A £110 million contract has been awarded to deliver the new Defence Strategic Radio Service (DSRS) to critical military operations. DSRS uses the Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, to allow radio signals to be sent and received across thousands of...
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin extended an enhanced cooperation agreement on carrier operations as they met in Washington. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin have extended an agreement to enhance...
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today hosted Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on board the UK’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. Minister Akar is on a two-day visit to the UK to reaffirm our two countries’ close cooperation on defence and security as NATO...
The UK’s Armed Forces are set to receive a £16.5 billion increase in the defence budget in what would be the biggest investment in the military since the Cold War. The money is likely to be spread over four years and in turn create 10,000 new jobs in the UK. It...