Automate the Untestable: Defence HMI Testing for Air-Gapped Systems
The tests your team marked manual, and what it takes to automate them
State of Defence 2026
Tuesday 29 September | Time TBD
Procurement speed, supply chain resilience, technology investment, talent competition, and demand signals are often seen as challenges consistently encountered throughout defence. These pressures are not solely the responsibility of the Armed Forces, commercial industry or those seeking to invest in the sector; they all require collaboration, which is enabled through shared goals and dialogue.
Facilitating this continued conversation, we are bringing together representatives from each of these stakeholder groups, focused on discussing how they see the current landscape and what they are doing to alleviate current pressures.
What this event will cover
- The establishment of the National Armament Directors Group and what this means in practice
- The Ministry of Defence’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) action plan
- Collectively overcoming challenges: procurement speed, supply chain resilience, technology investment, talent competition, and demand signals.
- The role of industry and shaping this to effectively support future requirements and challengeul