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John Healey
UK Secretary of State for Defence; Labour; overseeing £4bn drone investment and Skyhammer contract.
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#230 May
Signed the AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project at the Shangri-La Dialogue
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: AUKUS names two American sea robots#9613 May
Co-chaired the 12 May coalition meeting with French counterpart Vautrin and announced the UK's formal Hormuz deployment
Iran Conflict 2026: UK names Typhoons, HMS Dragon for Hormuz#413 May
Mentioned in: National Wealth Fund writes first defence cheque
UK Startups and Innovation#329 Apr
Mentioned in: Innovate UK opens £3.5m cyber competition
UK Startups and Innovation#1422 Apr
Co-chaired 30-nation Strait of Hormuz planning conference with France on 22 April
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: UK reopens War Book, hosts 30-nation Hormuz meet#221 Apr
Made DIAG permanent and launched Sprint and Zig-Zag on 22 April 2026
UK Startups and Innovation: Healey makes DIAG permanent, launches Sprint and Zig-Zag#615 Apr
Announced £752M Ukraine drone package at Berlin UDCG meeting
Drones: Industry & Defence: Healey commits £752M for 120,000 Ukraine drones in Berlin#615 Apr
“announced package at meeting”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#510 Apr
announced Skyhammer interceptor procurement on 10 April with first deliveries expected May
Drones: Industry & Defence: UK buys Skyhammer from unproven startup#59 Apr
#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia ceasefire draft fails 4-2-9
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Drone hit confirmed at RAF Akrotiri
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: UK prepositioned jets before war began
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar