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The Australian and Canadian governments have announced an export agreement of Australia’s High Frequency Surveillance capability system to establish an Arctic over-the-horizon radar (A-OTHR) in Canada.

BAE Systems received a contract award valued at $535 million to produce additional M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers for the U.S. Army.

BAE Systems will be committing €50 million to venture capital (VC) funds focused on backing European defence-tech start-ups.

BAE Systems and NEC Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine expertise for the implementation of active cyber defence (ACD) solutions for the Japanese Government. This MoU demonstrates the intent of both organisations to work together in various sectors beyond the defence domain, building on the momentum of the Japan-UK Strategic Cyber Partnership agreed by the respective Governments in January 2026.

In today’s operational environment, our customers face a fundamental paradox. Take a naval task group. At any moment, it may be required to deploy at pace – responding to a crisis, supporting allies, or safeguarding vital sea lanes. Platforms, people and data must be ready to act, often with very little warning.

The UK’s national security landscape is changing at unprecedented speed. Technology has become the primary arena in which threats emerge, evolve, and are countered. From AI enabled cyberattacks to autonomous systems and digitally driven criminal networks, the pace of technological change is reshaping the strategic environment. Across government and industry, I am seeing a growing consensus: the UK’s future security will depend on our ability to harness technology as effectively as those who seek to undermine it.

The same way a human develops judgement through repeated exposure to the real-world, autonomous military systems need to be trained through repeated exposure to operational scenarios. This is where high-fidelity synthetic environments become essential.

Modern border security demands smarter data exploitation, advanced risk analytics and future-ready technologies – spanning physical checkpoints, digital systems and multiple domains.