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UK Defence Technology in 2026: Sovereignty, Data, AI and the Gap Between Innovation and Deployment

Across our recent conversations with defence leaders, suppliers and delivery teams, the same problem kept coming up: the UK can build credible technology, but too much of it still struggles to reach operational users.

August 20, 2026
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Defence

SAP data engineering across 3 defence sites

Built live SAP data pipelines across Devonport, Clyde and Bristol, integrating SAP BW, SQL, Palantir Foundry and PowerBI for secure self-service analytics.

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Critical policing technology transformation

Created governance, demand management and delivery visibility across legacy national policing infrastructure, enabling better prioritisation and risk control.

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POLICING

Data centre migration knowledge transfer

Captured decades of siloed system knowledge, built a central knowledge hub and launched a training academy to protect operational continuity.

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POLICING

BS2000 live service skills programme

Sourced a rare cleared BS2000 specialist and delivered secure in-house training to close critical skills gaps across the PNC Live Service.

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