Defence

Insights on the defence sector, national security trends, military technology, procurement, and the geopolitical forces shaping global security strategy.

The Agents Working Against You AI

The Agents Working Against You

We have entered what the industry is calling the "Agentic Wars." In December 2025, Meta paid over $2 billion to acquire Manus, a nine-month-old startup that had built something Silicon Valley now considers essential: an AI that doesn't just talk, but acts. ChatGPT and its peers answer

Dan Ilett · 4 min read min read
Integrated Defence: A Lesson for CEOs Leadership

Integrated Defence: A Lesson for CEOs

I was at an event last night led by some of the people behind the UK government's Strategic Defence Review. If you haven't read it yet, I urge you to do so. If you’re a CEO, you’re no longer outside the blast radius. You're in it. The review redefines what war - and therefore operational

Dan Ilett · 3 min read min read