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Sector report · Defence

Scottish defence sector report

Defence and security technology in Scotland builds on its shipyards, its electronics and photonics firms and its universities' work with the Ministry of Defence.

Refreshed daily from ayeoh's record · latest item 31 Oct 2026

2Companies on recordScottish-registered
£940kRaised, last 12 months1 round
£940kDisclosed to date1 round on record

Key findings

  • 2 Scottish-registered companies on record in defence.
  • 1 funding round on record, £940k disclosed.
  • The largest disclosed round is QUICKBLOCK raises £940k (23 Jul 2026).

Funding by month

Dec 25: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsDec 25Jan 26: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsJan 26Feb: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsFebMar: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsMarApr: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsAprMay: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsMayJun: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsJunJul: £940k, 1 round£940kJulAug: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsAugSep: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsSepOct: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsOctNov: no disclosed funding, 0 roundsNov

Disclosed rounds, last twelve months; bar height is on a square-root scale so small rounds stay visible · Scottish defence funding this month

Top companies

CompanyCityRaised
QUICKBLOCK£940k
NET Defence

Ranked by money raised on record.

Free sample: the 2 companies above, with their rounds, roles and filed accounts. The full dataset is available: ask us.Download sample CSV

Cite this: ayeoh, “Scottish defence sector report”, data to 31 Oct 2026, https://ayeoh.io/sectors/defence. Free to quote with a link.

Sources: Companies House filings, funding announcements and company boards read by ayeoh, and the Scottish tech press. Money is the disclosed amount only; a round with no stated figure counts as a round, not as money. Data to 31 Oct 2026.

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