Security & Defense

Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

‘I worry about our ability to go fast enough’: interview with Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

A technologist at heart, Mivy James is working in the Ministry of Defence and at a time when UK defence is undergoing a major overhaul. She tells Jack Aldane about […]

New Zealand PM outlines hard realities of a world ‘ordered by power’ in pre-Budget speech

The New Zealand government needs to prioritise national security and resilience and a commitment to multilateralism in a world that is “changing quickly and becoming less predictable”, the country’s prime […]

Helping to solve your most complex problems: Five minutes with Annette Southgate, deputy director of the UK Home Office’s Accelerated Capability Environment

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil service and public sector leaders who will speak at our Innovation 2026 conference. Taking place in London […]

‘It’s important to bring people with you’: the UK Ministry of Defence’s Tim Ketton-Locke on making the government’s defence reforms happen

Ahead of the inaugural defence, security, cyber and resilience agenda at this year’s Innovation conference, GGF finds out how the UK’s bold new defence strategy is being implemented by one […]

Australian government creates new agency to streamline defence delivery 

The Australian government is to combine defence delivery arms into a new agency, as part of reforms designed to streamline acquisitions and build capability. The announcement of government’s intention to […]

UK to bolster defence intelligence through AI partnership with Alan Turing Institute

National security and defence partners of the UK government are to work with the Alan Turing Institute and universities to roll out artificial intelligence technologies that can produce improved analysis […]

UK and Australia sign 50-year AUKUS defence partnership treaty

Australia and the UK have signed a fresh AUKUS defence treaty to develop and sustain nuclear-powered submarine programmes in both countries until 2075. The Geelong Treaty – named after the […]

Estonia exceeds Trump’s defence spending target with 5.4% GDP pledge

The Estonian government has approved a defence investment programme that is expected to raise its annual defence budget to an average of 5.4% of GDP from 2026 to 2029. The […]

UK government readies launch of defence innovation unit after 2.5% spending pledge

The UK government is to launch a new defence innovation unit that is expected to foster the development of cutting-edge military technology. The chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the UK […]