How the UK builds defence advantage through scale-up

How the UK builds defence advantage through scale-up

The United Kingdom does not lack innovation. Across our universities, laboratories and technology companies, there is an extraordinary depth of talent. The real challenge, it has become clear, is how to translate that innovation into operational capability quickly enough to matter. This is the structural tension at the heart of modern defence. Traditional acquisition models favour scale, assurance and long development cycles, while emerging tech…