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UK government department for defence policy, the British Armed Forces, and the Trident nuclear deterrent.
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#530 Jun
Mentioned in: Ukraine codifies 50 robot models in six months
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#530 Jun
Received a GBP15bn settlement against a reported GBP28bn ask
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Britain names four uncrewed warship classes#524 Jun
Mentioned in: A £6.68m trial holds the subsea money
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#12915 Jun
Mentioned in: Hormuz logged two ships, not 94
Iran Conflict 2026#1212 Jun
Placed first order for Black Widow drones bound for the Ground Self-Defense Force via HAMA K.K.
Drones: Industry & Defence: Red Cat raises $225m and wins Japan#41 Jun
Mentioned in: Britain stands up its first robot fleet
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#1020 May
committed GBP 115 million for mine-hunting drones and counter-drone systems to the Hormuz mission
Drones: Industry & Defence: UK sends GBP 115M to Hormuz drones#520 May
Mentioned in: CircuitHub raises $28m led by Plural
UK Startups and Innovation#1719 May
Mentioned in: ISW Logs Third Straight Net-Loss Week for Russia
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1015 May
launched Project NYX with four companies sharing GBP 10 million for Apache loyal-wingman assessment
Drones: Industry & Defence: UK launches Apache drone wingman trial#413 May
Mentioned in: National Wealth Fund writes first defence cheque
UK Startups and Innovation#9613 May
Announced formal multi-platform deployment of Typhoons, HMS Dragon, mine-clearance vessels and drones to the 40-nation Hormuz mission
Iran Conflict 2026: UK names Typhoons, HMS Dragon for Hormuz#9511 May
Issued first official confirmation of HMS Dragon's Hormuz mission via Royal Navy website
Iran Conflict 2026: HMS Dragon sails before the ceasefire#210 May
Mentioned in: CDC mandates airborne isolation for Andes patients
Pandemics and Biosecurity#949 May
Confirmed deployment as 'prudent planning' without publishing rules of engagement or tasking order
Iran Conflict 2026: HMS Dragon sails for Hormuz without rules of engagement#939 May
UK reportedly sends warship for Hormuz mission
Iran Conflict 2026#55 May
Mentioned in: Innovate UK opens £15m drone competitions
UK Startups and Innovation#101 May
issued the Project Corvus competitive tender to replace Watchkeeper
Drones: Industry & Defence: UK tenders GBP 130M Watchkeeper swap#230 Apr
Airbus signs for Ultra Cyber from Cobham
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#330 Apr
Mentioned in: Spaceflux sweeps NSOC, raises £3.5m to £9m
UK Startups and Innovation#329 Apr
Mentioned in: Innovate UK opens £3.5m cyber competition
UK Startups and Innovation#1529 Apr
Mentioned in: Russia strips Victory Day of hardware
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#8226 Apr
Mentioned in: GL-V opens a 24 May Iran deadline
Iran Conflict 2026#222 Apr
Mentioned in: Beazley shareholders clear Zurich's £8.1bn bid
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#222 Apr
Hosted DIAG, Sprint and Zig-Zag mechanisms for defence startup investment
UK Startups and Innovation: Healey makes DIAG permanent, launches Sprint and Zig-Zag#615 Apr
Committed £752M for 120,000 drones destined for Ukraine
Drones: Industry & Defence: Healey commits £752M for 120,000 Ukraine drones in Berlin#615 Apr
Framed package as majority UK-based SME spend without disclosing per-supplier values
Drones: Industry & Defence: Malloy revealed as BAE subsidiary as Tekever scale emerges#615 Apr
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#614 Apr
Mentioned in: UKDI fibre-optic call mandates SAPIENT, commits no budget
Drones: Industry & Defence#8213 Apr
Mentioned in: China's Decree 835 sits in reserve
Iran Conflict 2026#510 Apr
UK buys Skyhammer from unproven startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#510 Apr
#58 Apr
doubled autonomous systems investment from £2B to £4B over current parliament
Drones: Industry & Defence: UK doubles drone spend to £4 billion#58 Apr
“published industry call on behalf of”
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“doubled investment commitment to”
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#4419 Mar
Iran fires two missiles at Diego Garcia
Iran Conflict 2026#66 Mar
Mentioned in: RUSI says manpower, not production, gates attritable mass
Drones: Industry & Defence#11 Jan
Launched £20m accelerated contracts fund for startups with no prior MOD experience
UK Startups and Innovation: MOD opens £20m fund to defence newcomers#11 Jan
Mentioned in: French military signs Mistral AI deal
European Tech Sovereignty#11 Jan
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