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Defence Investment

UK defence equipment, industrial and capital investment — covers the Defence Industrial Strategy, the Strategic Defence Review investment plan, defence equipment procurement (DE&S, single-source contracts), defence-industrial-base support, capital programmes for nuclear and conventional capability, and the National Security and Defence Investment Account.

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2026

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31 Mar 2026 | Guidance Ministry of Defence linked direct

Ministry of Defence - Commercial X

Why linked: MOD Commercial X guidance — operating model for accelerated defence procurement under the NAD Group.

Information about the Ministry of Defence’s programme for accelerating procurement of digital and innovative technologies.

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2025

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23 Oct 2025 | Consultation (closed) Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) Offset Written Consultation

Why linked: DIS Offset Written Consultation (October 2025) directly implements a DIS commitment to explore offset measures to support UK-based defence businesses.

This consultation seeks input on three questions on key aspects of offset policies. The policies support the Defence Industrial Strategy commitment to explore measures to support UK-based businesses.

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18 Sep 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Defence linked direct

UK Defence Footprint – Making Defence an Engine for Growth

Why linked: UK Defence Footprint is the Sept 2025 DIS companion document with the official £270bn / 2.6% Treasury trajectory, £31.7bn industry spend, 272,000 jobs and regional industrial map.

A companion document to the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 that maps the UK's regional and national defence industrial footprint, detailing defence capacity, employment, and key industrial sites by region and nation including Northern Ireland. It provides the evidential basis for …

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18 Sep 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defence an Engine for Growth

Why linked: The Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 is the operationalising document for DIS commitments on UK-based businesses, procurement reform and innovation — directly on this thread.

The defence sector plan of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defenc… (112pp)
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↓ Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 - two-page summary (2pp) ↓ Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 - two-page summary (Welsh) (2pp)
21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025

Why linked: DE&S Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 — core implementation document already attached as foundational.

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Defence Equipment & Support annual report and a… (71pp)
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↓ Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts 2024… (71pp)
17 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (2025 to 2026)

Why linked: DE&S Corporate Plan 2025-26 — primary implementation document.

The Corporate Plan sets out the strategic priorities for DE&S for the financial year 2025 to 2026.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (… (11pp)
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↓ Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (2025 to 2026… (20pp)
8 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Defence linked direct

The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad

Why linked: Gov.uk publication entry for the SDR 2025 — companion landing page to the SDR foundational document.

Gov.uk publication entry for the SDR 2025 — companion landing page to the SDR foundational document.

In response to: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad

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8 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Defence linked direct

The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad

Why linked: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 is the primary governing instrument for the entire Defence Investment thread, setting the ten-year framework and 62 recommendations that the DIP must operationalise.

A root-and-branch review of UK Defence.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Brit… (144pp)
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↓ The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: s… ↓ The Strategic Defence Review 2025 - two-pager (2pp) ↓ Adolygiad Amddiffyn Strategol 2025 - Gwneud Prydain yn Fwy … (148pp) ↓ Adolygiad Amddiffyn Strategol 2025 - two-pager (2pp)
1 Jul 2025 | Guidance Defence and Security Accelerator Context · primary home: Defence Industrial Strategy linked direct

A new era for Defence Innovation: DASA, DIU and DE&S FCI unite under UK Defence Innovation (UKDI)

Why linked: UK Defence Innovation consolidation guidance — direct restructure of defence investment delivery.

The UK Defence Innovation organisation, (UKDI), represents a transformative step in consolidating our defence innovation ecosystem under a single, coherent operating model.

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27 Feb 2025 | Guidance Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence linked direct

The Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 2011

Why linked: DSPCR 2011 guidance is the statutory procurement regime named in the thread scope.

The DSPCR establishes rules for the procurement of defence and sensitive security equipment and services by contracting authorities in the UK.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ DSPCR Chapter 1: overview
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↓ DSPCR Chapter 2: scope ↓ DSPCR Chapter 3: financial thresholds ↓ DSPCR Chapter 4: exemptions and exclusions in the DSPCR ↓ DSPCR Chapter 6: classifying contracts ↓ DSPCR Chapter 7: Technical Specifications ↓ DSPCR Chapter 8: procurement procedures ↓ DSPCR Chapter 9: procuring Urgent Capability Requirements (… ↓ DSPCR Chapter 10: research and development ↓ DSPCR Chapter 11: framework agreements ↓ DSPCR Chapter 12: security of information ↓ DSPCR Chapter 13: security of supply ↓ DSPCR Chapter 14: subcontracting under the DSPCR ↓ DSPCR Chapter 15: supplier selection ↓ DSPCR Chapter 16: conducting the tendering exercise ↓ DSPCR Chapter 17: Standstill Period, Contract Award and Vol… ↓ DSPCR Chapter 18: legal review, remedies and ineffectiveness ↓ DSPCR Chapter 19: statistics and reports

2024

2 events
14 Aug 2024 | Policy paper Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (financial years 2024 to 2027)

Why linked: DE&S Corporate Plan 2024-27 — implementation document.

The Corporate Plan sets out the strategic priorities for DE&S over the financial periods 2024 to 2027.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (… (11pp)
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↓ Defence Equipment and Support: Corporate Plan (financial ye… (20pp)
29 Jul 2024 | Policy paper Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024

Why linked: DE&S Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 — prior year baseline.

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Defence Equipment & Support annual report and a… (73pp)
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↓ Defence Equipment & Support annual report and accounts 2023… (144pp)

2023

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16 Mar 2023 | Guidance Defence Nuclear Organisation Ministry of Defence linked direct

Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy 2021: nuclear deterrent

Why linked: Integrated Review 2021 nuclear deterrent guidance page — relevant to nuclear capital programmes within thread scope.

The 2021 Integrated Review set out the government’s vision for the future. This page outlines what it says about the UK’s nuclear deterrent.

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2022

1 event
17 Aug 2022 | Policy paper Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence Equipment and Support: framework document 2021

Why linked: The DE&S Framework Document 2021 sets the governance and operating model for DE&S as the primary procurement delivery body on this thread.

The framework document sets out the governance arrangements and policies within which the new DE&S organisation must operate.

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↓ Defence Equipment and Support: framework document

2021

3 events
30 Jul 2021 | Policy paper Ministry of Defence linked direct

Defence in a Competitive Age

Why linked: Defence in a Competitive Age — MOD's Defence Command Paper companion to the 2021 IR.

Defence in a Competitive Age describes Defence's contribution to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Defence in a competitive age (76pp)
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↓ Defence in a competitive age (accessible version) ↓ Crynodeb Amddiffyn mewn Oes Gystadleuol ↓ Defence in a competitive age - Welsh (76pp) ↓ Defence in a competitive age - Arabic (76pp) ↓ Defence in a competitive age - Chinese (76pp) ↓ Defence in a competitive age - French (76pp) ↓ Defence in a competitive age - Russian (76pp) ↓ Defence in a competitive age - Spanish (76pp)
2 Jul 2021 | Policy paper Cabinet Office linked direct

Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

Why linked: Foundational Integrated Review 2021 already attached.

Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, describes the government’s vision for the UK’s role in the world over the next decade and the action we will take to 2025.

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↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (114pp) ↓ Command Paper Correction 26 March 2021 (1pp) ↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (118pp) ↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (22pp) ↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (22pp) ↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (22pp) ↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (22pp) ↓ Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review … (22pp)

2020

1 event
7 Dec 2020 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

Why linked: Already attached as foundational; relevant SI revoking the EU Exit-era DSPCR amendment regs on 24 February 2025.

These Regulations make amendments to the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/697) (“the 2019 Regulations”) and further amendments to the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1848) (“the 2011 Regulations”).

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