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<title>Launches Sovereign Software Capability Accele...</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has launched the Defence Holdings Accelerator, a program to identify, develop, and deploy early-stage sovereign software and AI capabilities for defence environments, aligning with the Strategic Defence Review's focus on faster capability translation. The company also announced the exercise of warrants for 46,693,028 ordinary shares, increasing its total issued share capital to 2,473,485,974 shares upon admission. Additionally, the company raised £41,450.00 through its ATM f</description>
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<title>Appointment of CEO, update on ATM, and PDMR</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has appointed Andrew Roughan as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 30, 2026, bringing extensive experience in defence and technology innovation. As part of his remuneration, Mr. Roughan will be granted warrants over 142,907,576 ordinary shares, representing 6% of the company's issued share capital, with exercise prices of 1.38 pence, 3.45 pence, and 6.9 pence. Additionally, the company announced that its ATM facility has raised an additional £92,800, bringing the total</description>
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<title>Defence Holdings Appoints Jim Clover OBE to A...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has appointed Jim Clover OBE to its Advisory Board, enhancing its focus on defence and national security by leveraging his 25 years of experience in cyber operations and intelligence. This strategic move aligns with the company's new National Security pillar within Defence Technologies. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Clover has been granted 12,500,000 warrants exercisable at £0.02 per share, valid for five years, which will vest according to the company's standard s</description>
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<title>Defence Holdings Announce New National Securi...</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has launched a new national security pillar through its technology division, Defence Technologies, focusing on sovereign AI for domestic security. This initiative includes a strategic collaboration with Gloucestershire Police to pilot an AI-enabled automation program for interview reporting, aiming to improve speed, consistency, and workflow efficiency by converting unstructured interview data into structured summaries. This proof-of-value program, with a potential second ph</description>
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<title>Defence Holdings Agrees Appointment of Chief ...</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has agreed to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer, concluding a comprehensive search process ahead of schedule. The appointee, who brings extensive senior executive experience in defence, national security, and government-aligned technology, is expected to formally assume the role in early Q2 following contractual and notice period completion. This appointment is a key milestone for the company as it transitions to sustained delivery and commercial execution of its soverei</description>
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<title>Operational Update and Interim Results</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has reported significant operational progress and financial strengthening for the six months ended 30 September 2025. Total assets increased to £2.72 million from £77,000, while total liabilities decreased to £78,000 from £729,000, bolstered by £3.45 million in gross proceeds raised, including £350,000 from board members. Cash reserves grew to £2.21 million from £69,000. Project Ixian has advanced to a pre-contract pathway with its first customer, and the company is nearing </description>
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<title>Exercise of Warrants and Update on ATM Facili...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC announced the exercise of warrants for 45,000,000 ordinary shares, which will be admitted to trading on January 6, 2026, increasing the total issued share capital to 2,426,792,946 shares. Additionally, the company has raised another £183,170 in gross proceeds through its ATM facility, bringing the total raised to £620,317.49, while Fortified Securities' shareholding has reduced to 4.78% from 5.27%.
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<title>Update on ATM Facility</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has successfully raised £242,782.50 in gross proceeds through its At-The-Market equity issuance facility by 11 November 2025, with these funds to be used as additional working capital. A correction to a previous announcement indicates that the total gross proceeds raised to date via the ATM facility now stand at £437,147.50. Following recent settlements, Fortified Securities' shareholding has reduced from 5.73% to 5.27% of the issued share capital.
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<title>Oracle and Defence Technologies Collaborate t...</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC announced on November 6, 2025, a strategic collaboration framework between its Defence Technologies partnership and Oracle, aimed at delivering sovereign cloud and AI solutions to global defence and national security customers. This alliance enables the deployment of Defence Technologies' applications across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, promising to enhance customer efficiency and reduce costs. The collaboration is expected to allow Defence Technologies to scale its sovereig</description>
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<title>Defence Technologies to Showcase Sovereign-AI...</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC (LSE: ALRT) announced that Defence Technologies will showcase its sovereign-AI capability, Project Ixian, at the NATO Task Force Maven Industry Day on November 21, 2025. This places Defence Technologies among a select group demonstrating AI capabilities to NATO representatives. Project Ixian, developed with Google Cloud, is an AI/ML platform for content assessment and decision support. Defence Technologies has also been invited to participate in Google's Digital Sovereignty </description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has made significant progress in product development and partner collaboration, aligning with the UK’s Strategic Defence Review 2025. The company is developing multiple sovereign-AI products and collaborating with global technology providers. Project Ixian is progressing toward commercialization, and a second sovereign-AI product is being co-developed with a hyperscale partner. Defence Holdings is expanding its senior leadership team, including recruiting a Chief Operating O</description>
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<title>Result of Annual General Meeting</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC, a UK-based software-led defence company, convened its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 14, 2025, at 11:00 am. The company, listed on the LSE under the ticker ALRT, announced that all resolutions presented at the AGM were successfully passed via a show of hands. The company's five-year strategic plan, revealed in June 2025, aims to establish it as a leader in software-first defence solutions.
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<title>Defence Holdings: US OTC Listing, Oracle AI W...</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has secured approval for cross-listing its shares on the US OTC Market under the ticker ALRDF. To support growth, the company has established an At-The-Market (ATM) equity issuance facility and issued 144,927,536 ordinary shares at par. The company also received notices to exercise warrants over 61,800,000 ordinary shares. Application has been made for the admission of the 61,800,000 warrant shares and the 144,927,536 ATM shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange, with </description>
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<title>Defence Holdings PLC Selects Hyperscale Provi...</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has selected Google Cloud as its hyperscale provider for Project Ixian, its inaugural sovereign AI product. Project Ixian, developed under the Defence Technologies division, will focus on enhancing information integrity and resilience against information warfare. Built natively on Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped, the platform is designed for stringent data residency and security controls, operating fully disconnected from the internet. The project addresses critical area</description>
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<title>Exercise of Warrants</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC announced the exercise of warrants for 69,800,000 ordinary shares, each with a value of £0.001. Consequently, the company will issue 69,800,000 new ordinary shares to warrant holders, with 59,800,000 shares going to a single holder who has sold them to prevent a large block of stock impacting the market. Application has been made for these new shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange Main Market, with dealings expected to begin around October 6, 2025. Fo</description>
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<title>Live Broadcast of Interview with Lord Houghton</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC will host a live broadcast interview with its incoming Non-Executive Chairman, Field Marshal Lord Houghton, on October 3, 2025, at 10:00 am (UK time). This will be Lord Houghton's first public interview since his appointment. The discussion will cover his career, the evolving defence landscape including opportunities and risks presented by AI, and his role in guiding Defence Holdings' future direction. The live broadcast will be available via X (formerly Twitter) through the</description>
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<title>Notice of Annual General Meeting</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC (ALRT) announced that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on October 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. London Time. The meeting will take place at the offices of Fladgate LLP, located at 16 Great Queen Street, London. Shareholders have been sent the Notice of AGM and a Form of Proxy, and the notice is also available on the company's website.
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<title>First AI Product Build in Information Operations</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC has announced the launch of Project Ixian, its first sovereign AI product targeting information operations. Developed in collaboration with a Magnificent 7 technology leader, Project Ixian integrates AI-native cloud infrastructure, providing sovereign-grade resilience and scalability. The product's design reflects operational requirements gathered through workshops with UK military end-users. Project Ixian aligns with UK government initiatives like the National Security Act </description>
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<title>Vice Chairman Appointed to NATO NIAG CoW</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC announced on September 9, 2025, that its Non-Executive Vice Chairman, James Norwood, has been invited to join the Coalition of the Willing, a group supporting the NATO Industry Advisory Group. This appointment allows Defence Holdings direct involvement in early-stage NATO tasking and studies, particularly in emerging technologies. It also provides proximity to senior decision-makers from across NATO member industries, strengthening relationships at the highest levels of defe</description>
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<title>Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Defence Holdings PLC announced the appointment of Field Marshal Lord Houghton of Richmond as Non-Executive Chairman, effective October 1, 2025. James Norwood will transition to Deputy Chairman. In connection with his appointment, Lord Houghton was granted 48,663,062 warrants over ordinary shares. The warrants are exercisable at £0.0145 per share, the closing price on the most recent trading day, and will be valid for five years. The warrants will vest according to the company's standard vesting </description>
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