Prime Highlights
- Business News Wales was named media partner for Defence Security Resilience Cymru 2026, strengthening awareness of opportunities in the defence and security sectors.
- The partnership will spotlight Welsh innovation, supply chain opportunities and business growth across a rapidly expanding market.
Key Facts
- A three-part podcast series will explore defence, security and resilience opportunities for Welsh businesses.
- The UK defence budget exceeds £62 billion annually, with increasing opportunities for SMEs across the sector.
Background
Business News Wales has been named the official business media partner for Defence Security Resilience Cymru 2026, Wales’ leading event for the defence, security and resilience sectors, which will take place at ICC Wales in Newport.
As part of the partnership, Business News Wales will produce a three-part podcast series looking at Wales’ role within the UK’s defence and resilience landscape.
The series will cover how Welsh businesses can access opportunities across the defence, security and resilience supply chains, examine Wales’ contribution to sovereign capability and national resilience, and spotlight the partnerships and innovation driving growth in the sector.
Industry leaders, policymakers and sector experts will feature throughout.The UK defence budget tops £62 billion a year, with growing emphasis on bringing small and medium-sized enterprises into defence and security supply chains.
Wales carries real strengths in manufacturing, engineering, cyber security, digital technologies, infrastructure and innovation, putting it in a strong position to compete for a share of that spend.
DSRC brings together prime contractors, government representatives, SMEs, investors, innovators and academics under one roof to explore the direction and opportunities within one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors.
The event serves as a key meeting point for organisations looking to engage with the defence and resilience market.Business News Wales will deliver coverage before, during and after the event.
On the day, its editorial team will conduct interviews with exhibitors, speakers, sponsors and delegates to capture insights and perspectives from across the sector.
Those interviews will feed into a post-event content programme designed to highlight Welsh capability and keep the conversations started at DSRC going well after the event wraps up. The partnership also includes a dedicated content programme to extend the reach of DSRC beyond the exhibition floor.