Overview
- £5 million is allocated to the Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus in Rosyth and £5 million to the Clyde Engineering and Innovation Centre near HMNB Clyde, subject to Full Business Case approval.
- The UK Government pledges a £10 million skills package for two Defence Technical Excellence Colleges in the East and West, contingent on matching funds from the Scottish Government.
- Officials will consult Colleges Scotland to identify institutions for DTEC status and to design specialist pathways in defence engineering, advanced manufacturing and maritime technology.
- Defence Minister Luke Pollard and Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander announced the deal at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, framing it as support for maritime, space, quantum and advanced engineering.
- The MOD reports more than £2 billion spent in Scotland in 2024/25 supporting about 11,800 jobs, as industry and college leaders welcomed the plan and the Scottish Government signalled a desire to help shape its implementation.