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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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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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.