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Jan 6, 2026 • via POLITICO

£240 Million Defence Data to Palantir, No Bids Asked

MoD triples 2022 spend on US firm amid sovereignty pledges

UK Ministry of Defence awards Palantir £240m no-bid contract for military AI, tripling prior spend despite sovereignty rhetoric and US trade pause. Critics highlight foreign dependence as British firms lose out.

Dec 19, 2025 • via Forces News

MOD Withholds Breakdown of £9bn Military Housing Pledge

43,000 homes targeted, but no costs assigned to fixes, agency, or builds

Defence ministry pledges £9bn for service family homes yet refuses spending details, repeating cross-party patterns of vague announcements amid persistent squalor and recruitment woes. Families see botched repairs, not transformation.