UKPS Market Impact - UK Strategic Defence Review 2025 - Impact for Tech Suppliers

Market Impact - UK Public Sector: UK Strategic Defence Review 2025 is an overview of the UK Government's Strategic Defence Review (SDR), noting relevant considerations for the technology sector.

Scope

The Government has adopted key recommendations such as:

• Establishing a new Cyber and Electromagnetic (CyberEM) military domain by the end of 2025 and

allocating £1 billion to strengthen homeland missile and cyber defences.

• Allocating 10% of the equipment procurement budget annually to novel technologies, with accelerated

contracting timelines.

• Introduce a digital targeting web by 2027 and a new Defence Uncrewed Systems Centre by 2026 to

harness battlefield data and emerging technologies.

• Invest £400 million per year in UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) to grow dual-use technology companies.
• Transition the Armed Forces to full warfighting readiness, reversing decades of hollowing-out, and

embracing a tenfold increase in Army lethality via drones, AI, and long-range fires.

Reasons to Buy

• Gain an understanding of the key UK policy developments which may impact technology suppliers in the defence vertical.