The replacement of the Land Rover will show whether defence procurement can manage integration risk and deliver platforms that are properly proven.

The crisis behind Britain’s record-breaking submarine patrols

A 205-day Vanguard patrol has exposed the mounting industrial strain behind the UK's nuclear deterrent

The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces

The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces – security expert explains why.
Industrial robotic arm on a production line with workers at benches in a bright factory.

How the UK builds advantage through scale-up collaboration

Professor Simon Harwood, Strategy and Technology Director at Leonardo UK, argues that closer collaboration between primes and scale-ups is key to turning UK innovation into deployable defence capability.

I visited drone factories in Ukraine

A first-hand look inside Ukraine’s drone factories reveals how rapid iteration, frontline feedback and low-cost systems are reshaping the defence industry.

The UK needs to discuss the risk of a new Pacific War over Taiwan

UK involvement in a Taiwan conflict may be more likely than assumed, driven by alliances, basing and economic exposure despite political and legal constraints, argues Rowan Allport.

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