Defence and security

The challenges facing national security leaders stretch traditional approaches and structures beyond their original purpose. Political and societal tensions, environmental degradation, and regional conflict pose pressing questions. Whilst emergent technologies present risks and opportunities.

Incremental adjustments are not enough to capture new opportunities and address fast-changing threats. The time to break the impasse through bold and rapid change is now.

At PA, we think and work differently, softening traditional boundaries across defence, security, and home affairs. As adversaries seek to exploit the gaps that expose our vulnerabilities, we drive collaboration with our clients to make our defence and security structures stronger.

Featured insight

Keeping our Armed Forces safe by reimagining the defence supply chain 

A Q&A with the UK’s Ministry of Defence and Team Protect.

Spotlight

Women in Defence UK

For over a decade, PA have played a supporting role in the development and growth of Women in Defence UK. From hosting briefings to sponsoring the annual awards, PA have helped celebrate and recognise the achievements of the men, women and teams working in the defence of our nation.

Insight

Pooling talent: Could collaboration hold the key to closing the defence skills gap?

Collaboration can help deliver the skills the Forces need by opening up new sources of talent that traditional approaches can't.

A young child playing with his toy astronaut

Insight

Launching a new narrative: How to solve UK space’s PR problem

The UK space industry has yet to fully convey its significance to the economy and society.

Press release

Team Protect selected to deliver major MOD multi-year programme to keep UK forces safe

CRENIC marks a major step in delivering on the 2021 Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, enabling collaboration between MOD and UK industry to respond with agility and pace to emerging threats and technology upgrades.

Backlit RAF Typhoon taxis out for takeoff

Insight

How can the aerospace, defence, and security industries collaborate to build a safer future?

Navigating the challenges of the modern world means forging new paths that deepen collaboration and accelerate innovation.

Insight

Collaborate to protect: Why joining forces is vital to counter emerging and evolving threats

No one nation or organisation can succeed alone. We need to be connected, coordinated, and collaborative.

Client Story

HYDRA

Building psychological safety to sustain team performance

Sub-sectors

Keep societies safe, secure, and sustainable.

Boost performance, reinvent workforces, and build the next generation of defence technologies.

Accelerate the prosperity of space for everyone.

Deliver critical programmes that strengthen national security and protect the public.

Expert views

Defence, law enforcement and security organisations need to constantly adjust to tackle the speed and cunning of the multiple, diverse adversaries they face, and their experiences offer lessons for a wider audience.”

Peter Lovell Defence and security

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The UK national security network has long been aware of the need for change but has lacked either the breathing room or burning platform to prioritise and enact it.”

Cate Pye Cyber transformation

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Psychological safety is the extent to which people in teams feel like they can take interpersonal risks, like speaking up about a concern, or contributing ideas. It’s the extent to which you can fully participate in a team and be yourself.”

Siana Byfield Psychological safety

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