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March 26, 2025

UK to invest £400m in defence tech and reform procurement process for startups

Rachel Reeves aims to make Britain a ‘defence industrial superpower’

The UK government has said it will invest £400m in defence tech and promised to reform the procurement process for startups in the sector, as European countries scramble to ramp up military spending in the face of a shifting geopolitical climate.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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