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Espanaro Report: The State of UK Defence SME Procurement 2026
8th July 2026 Steve Kille Blog
About the author
Steve Kille has worked for many years on open standards for Messaging, XMPP, Directory, Security, and HF Radio. He has worked on CCITT, IETF, XSF, and NATO standards (currently editing STANAG 5066), which have been implemented by Isode.
He is also Isode’s CEO
The State of UK Defence SME Procurement 2026
Dan Edmunds, CEO of Espanaro, has shared a report on the architecture of UK defence acquisition reform.
The full pack is public and free to download. It includes the Full Report, a 20-page Executive Summary, an 8-page Policy Brief, a 4-page Infographic, the Companion Deck used for the keynote, and a 1-page brief. All are available at: https://espanaro.com/insights/state-of-uk-defence-sme-procurement-2026/
I think that this report hits many important points, and I strongly recommend reading it.
