Ministry of Defence announces new Innovation Hub

Published on March 12, 2025

On Monday, the MOD announced the launch of a ‘new defence innovation organisation’ to ‘deliver cutting-edge military tech to British troops and create highly skilled jobs across the UK’.

The organisation would ‘harness UK ingenuity and boost military technology’, with the full details to appear in the Spring Statement.

The announcement comes as the Government confirms that UK defence spending will reach 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, and the MOD will commit to new SME spending targets by June this year.

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