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Defence: Innovation

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49572

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to turbocharge defence innovation, published on 3 March 2025, which defence firms he met with at RAF Waddington.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The following companies attended the Defence Industrial Strategy and Growth Roundtable at RAF Waddington on 28 February 2025:

  • BAE Systems
  • Babcock
  • Rolls-Royce
  • QinetiQ Group
  • Leonardo UK
  • MBDA UK
  • Lockheed Martin UK
  • Rheinmetall UK
  • RTX UK
  • Pearsons Engineering
  • Atlas Elektronik UK
  • Palantir
  • Helsing
  • Anduril
  • Hadean
  • Modini Limited
  • 2iC
  • Kinsetsu

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