UTAC Millbrook
16th - 17th September, 2026
The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). Led by the UK National Armaments Director, Rupert Pearce, the NAD group unites the MOD organisations responsible for developing, delivering, sustaining, housing and harbouring the UK’s national arsenal and defence estate.
The NAD Group brings together expertise in science, technology, procurement, infrastructure and support, to provide integrated capabilities faster, more efficiently and effectively for our armed forces and allies.
NAD’s mission is to maximise our warfighters’ collective ability to:
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Lead by the National Armaments Director, Ruper Pearce, the Group unites the strengths of teams working across nine 3* Director General areas, including:
National Armaments International (NA-Intl)
National Armaments Plans & Portfolios (NA-P&P)
National Armaments Materiel (NA-M)
(formerly part of Defence Equipment and Support)
National Armaments Innovation (NA-Innov)
(including Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and UK Defence Innovation)
National Armaments Logistics & Support (NA-L&S)
(formerly Defence Support)
National Armaments Digital & Data (NA-D&D)
(formerly Defence Digital)
National Armaments Commercial & Industry (NA-C&I)
(formerly Defence Commercial and Industry)
National Armaments Corporate (NA-C)
(including Corporate Services Modernisation and Defence Business Services)
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
These teams now work together with industry, international partners, allies, and academia, to develop and deliver capability solutions and services to Defence problems.