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RNS Number : 2154V  Defence Holdings PLC   13 August 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

13 August 2025
London, UK
Defence Holdings PLC
("Defence" or "the Company")
Operational Update
Defence Holdings PLC Publishes Whitepaper on Sovereign Infrastructure and Future Defence Readiness

 Defence Holdings PLC (ALRT), the UK's first listed software-led defence company, has published a new whitepaper titled "AI-Native Infrastructure for Modern Defence Operations". The paper outlines the growing strategic importance of sovereign digital infrastructure in enabling modern defence capabilities and aligns with the Company's five-year plan and the priorities outlined in the UK's Strategic Defence Review 2025 (SDR25).
The whitepaper reinforces Defence Holdings' position as a leading contributor to sovereign defence readiness. It presents a clear case for national control over the digital systems that underpin operational decision-making, autonomy, and security in today's contested environments.
 
Key Highlights

 

●    New whitepaper outlines the case for sovereign infrastructure as a
core enabler of modern defence

●    Aligned with the Company's five-year strategic plan and the UK's
SDR25 policy framework

●    Explores operational challenges, emerging risks, and technological
requirements across key domains

●    Reinforces Defence Holdings' leadership in shaping software-led
sovereign capability

●    Full publication available via the Company's digital platform

 

Strategic Context

As the defence landscape becomes increasingly shaped by software-defined
capability, the question of who controls the infrastructure has become as
important as who controls the hardware. The whitepaper sets out the strategic
risks of over-reliance on foreign-hosted, commercially-managed digital
platforms, particularly in disconnected, degraded, or denied environments.

It also addresses operational requirements for deploying infrastructure across
ISR, autonomous systems, digital command environments, and influence
operations. These insights reflect the Company's ongoing development efforts
and its belief that sovereign, adaptable infrastructure will define future
battlefield advantage.

The publication follows the Company's recent brand evolution and its continued
progress in delivering software-first defence capability across kinetic and
non-kinetic domains.

 

Key Themes Explored

 

●    The operational demands of deploying infrastructure in active and
contested theatres

●    Threat vectors emerging across ISR, autonomy, and information
warfare

●    The need for auditability, transparency, and ethical enforcement at
the system level

●    How sovereign control over infrastructure supports SDR25 and Five
Eyes interoperability standards

 

Leadership Commentary

 

Andy McCartney, Senior Non-Executive Director of Defence Holdings PLC,
commented:

"This whitepaper sets out not just where the defence sector is going, but
where the risks lie if nations don't act. Sovereign control over
infrastructure is no longer a strategic luxury. It's a requirement for
credible national defence."

Brian Stockbridge, Executive Director, added:

"The Strategic Defence Review 2025 makes it clear that trusted digital
infrastructure is fundamental to UK sovereignty. This whitepaper reinforces
our belief that the next generation of defence readiness will be defined not
just by innovation, but by control, integrity, and deployability."

 
About Defence Holdings PLC (ALRT)

Defence Holdings PLC is a London‑based publicly listed (ALRT) defence
technology platform. The Company focuses on developing and acquiring AI-driven
analytics, autonomous systems, secure communications, and critical
infrastructure solutions across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains.
Supported by deep capital‑markets insight and long-term tech partnerships,
the Company is dedicated to transforming European defence capabilities.

Media Enquiries
Brian  Stockbridge,  Director

Defence Holdings PLC

Tel: +44 (0)20 3855 5551 · Email: press@defencetechnologies.com

 

 

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