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Defence spending and procurement: what it means for defence and dual-use start-ups
How can dual-use start-ups win UK defence funding?
Updated 6 November 2026 from public records. 16 items below.
At a glance
- 16 records from the last 120 days, 16 naming defence and dual-use directly
- No consultation on this open right now
- Most active: Ministry of Defence, UK Defence Innovation
- Latest record: 5 November 2026
Government has committed to raise defence spending and to buy more from smaller and newer suppliers, through the Defence Investment Plan and reforms to how the Ministry of Defence buys. For a start-up selling to defence, the question is which of these routes is real money this year and how to get in front of it. The Ministry of Defence on GOV.UK.
What it means for your start-up
Government has committed to raise defence spending and to put more of it into new technology bought from smaller firms, through the Defence Industrial Strategy, the Defence Investment Plan and UK Defence Innovation. For a dual-use start-up, the work is finding which of these routes is funded now and meeting the security and export rules that come with defence work.
What to do now
- Follow UK Defence Innovation's calls and the Defence Investment Plan for funded priorities.
- Check whether your product needs an export licence for dual-use goods before you sell abroad.
- Prepare for security requirements such as Cyber Essentials Plus and staff clearance.
Latest from government
Marked: mentions defence and dual-use directly.
- Dr Ewan Kirk appointed MOD’s Director Innovation
Technology entrepreneur joins National Armaments Director Group, bringing more than 30 years of experience across science, finance and industry. - Military Engineering Showcase highlights UK defence innovation
Over 60 UK companies joined partners from over 20 nations to showcase military engineering solutions, strengthen collaboration and support UK defence exports. - Tactical Power Challenge: powering the future force
UK Defence Innovation and the British Army are seeking innovative technologies to help meet rapidly growing battlefield power demands - Tactical Power Challenge
This UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) challenge seeks proposals that will help the Army meet the demand for electricity. - NAD and CDS want capability delivered faster as DSEI 27 launched
The National Armaments Director and the Chief of the Defence Staff urge faster capability delivery, greater innovation, and improved readiness. - Notice to exporters 2026/23: expansion of military and dual-use open general export licences
This notice advises of the expansion of the dual-use open general export licence (OGEL) and the Military Goods Software and Technology OGELs. - Competition Document: UKDI Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2
The Security Open Call is a competition which UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) runs to find proposals that address security challenges faced by government stakeholders. - Defence spending with Scottish industry rises above £2.5 billion
Record breaking investment is fuelling reindustrialisation across Scotland
In Parliament
Marked: mentions defence and dual-use directly.
- Whether the system allows for dual use cameras.
Asked by Mr Richard Holden (Con). Speed Limits: Cameras — The Government takes the safety of our roads extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring the best possible standards for road enforcement equipment.We… - With reference to the Autumn Budget 2026 and the Defence Investment Plan, what capital reallocation she has agreed for her Department for each year of the…
Asked by Max Wilkinson (LD). Home Office: Public Expenditure — Departments have been asked to contribute their capital budgets to fund this Government’s Defence Investment Plan, helping keep the country safe in an… - With reference to the Autumn Budget 2026 and the Defence Investment Plan, what capital reallocation she has agreed for her Department for each year of the…
Asked by Olly Glover (LD). Department for Transport: Public Expenditure — The Autumn Budget 2026 provides further information… - Impact of Defence Spending
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales. This Government are delivering the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the cold war by investing £298… - Role in UK’s Defence
6. Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on Wales’s role in the UK’s defence. I have regular discussions with the Welsh Government on defence and many other matters. We are fully funding the £15… - Whether he has budgeted for the replacement of HMS Protector.
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Con). HMS Protector: Finance — We inherited plans to run an HMS Protector with no plan to replace her. We felt this was unsustainable so the Defence Investment Plan sets out our intention to… - Pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2026 to question 36676 on Defence: Procurement, what proportion of the overall Edgewing budget for GCAP the £8.63bn figure…
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Con). Global Combat Air Programme: Finance — The £8.62 billion allocated to the Future Combat Air System programme in the Defence Investment Plan for the four-year period 2026-30 funds the UK’s… - What is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry for the Heavy Wheeled Recovery Vehicle.
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Con). Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement — The Heavy Wheeled Recovery Vehicle (HWRV) project was identified as part of the Defence Investment Plan and sits within the Materiel…
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