Military Engineering Showcase highlights UK defence innovation

The NAD Group brought together a range of SMEs and Primes to showcase UK military engineering capabilities to international partners and UK Defence stakeholders.

66 UK defence companies demonstrated solutions across domains from combat engineering to demining and force protection.

International delegations from more than 20 nations attended to discuss common military engineering challenges and opportunities for collaboration.

The event supported UK defence exports, strengthened international partnerships and showcased innovation from the UK’s industrial base.

Hosted by National Armaments International (NA-Intl), the Military Engineering Showcase 2026 provided a forum for the UK Ministry of Defence, international partners and industry to share expertise, discuss common requirements and examine innovative technologies across the military engineering sector.

Taking place on 5 and 6 October 2026, the event highlighted the UK’s military engineering capabilities across combat engineering, infrastructure, counter-explosive ordnance, demining, force protection, survivability and deployable infrastructure.

Against a backdrop of increasing global instability and evolving security challenges, military engineering continues to play a vital role in supporting operational effectiveness, force protection, post-conflict recovery, and humanitarian assistance.

The showcase is designed to strengthen collaboration between the British military, overseas partners and the UK’s innovative defence industry, much of which is made up of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). These companies play a critical role in developing and manufacturing specialist capabilities for Defence, while export opportunities help sustain the expertise and resilience of the UK’s industrial base.

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Teeton MBE RE, Military Advisor Counter-Explosive Ordnance and CBRN, National Armaments - International, said: