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UKIZ Funding & Regulation

UKIZ managed account · 1 Sep 2026

Defence, Security & Dual-Use TechnologyGovernment, funding and regulationUKIZ sourced

New partnership set to see the UK and Ukraine develop battle winning technology as Britain secures access to Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs

A landmark AI deal between the UK and Ukraine has been signed today as the two countries join forces to develop new military capabilities and the technology of the future.

Source: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Cross Manufacturing and Dstl

UKIZ managed account · 1 Sep 2026

Defence, Security & Dual-Use TechnologyAnnouncementOfficial source checked

Sovereign ceramic matrix composite capability strengthens defence supply resilience

A Dstl-backed consortium has established a pilot-scale UK manufacturing process for ceramic matrix composites needed in hypersonics, space and advanced propulsion.

Source: GOV.UK

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techUK

UKIZ managed account · 1 Sep 2026

Defence, Security & Dual-Use TechnologyEventverified

AI and the cyber threat landscape: what it means for your business

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Defence, Security & Dual-Use Technology

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Shorten the distance between British technology companies and British defence and security requirements

The answer

Shorten the distance between British technology companies and British defence and security requirements.

  • Economic security and national security are no longer separable questions.
  • Dual-use technology moves faster than traditional defence procurement.
  • Cyber capability underpins health, energy, finance and infrastructure alike.

Why BritainDeep defence engineering and maritime capability.A globally significant cybersecurity concentration in Belfast relative to population.Strong research in autonomy, sensing, materials and secure systems.

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Eurofighter Typhoon · UK aerospace · Sqn Ldr Dylan Eklund

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Illustrative aerial view of the UKIZ Defence, Security and Dual-Use Technology digital campus, showing secure workshops, vehicle integration halls, a drone-testing field and communications infrastructure.Illustrative UKIZ campus. Not a proposed site.

What Britain already has

Research base

  • University of Bristol
  • Queen's University Belfast
  • Cranfield University
  • University of Southampton

Infrastructure recorded

  • Secure test and evaluation environments
  • Accredited facilities
  • Integration capability
  • Trusted supply chain assurance

What Britain is genuinely good at

  • Defence engineering in Bristol and the Solent
  • Belfast cybersecurity cluster and CSIT
  • Dstl and defence research partnerships
  • QinetiQ test and evaluation ranges, with a published SME entry route
  • Secure connectivity and sensing capability

What we’re less certain about

  • Procurement timelines and security clearance
  • Investor appetite for defence exposure
  • Export control complexity

These are open questions UKIZ holds against this campus, not weaknesses we have proven.

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Defence, Security & Dual-Use Technology in Britain, as it stands today.

Sovereign capability now depends on companies that are not traditional primes. The mission is procurement access, dual-use routes and the security capability the rest of the economy depends on.

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