About the Agency
The Defence Network is an executive search firm that recruits for aerospace, defence and national security. It places senior engineers, scientists and operators on programmes in areas such as autonomous systems, defence AI, hypersonics, space, cyber and dual-use technology. Its clients range from defence primes and national labs to venture-backed dual-use start-ups.
The firm was founded in London in 2018 with a single mandate: to place senior engineers into UK defence primes. It opened a US desk in 2019, expanded into the Middle East in 2020, and moved into APAC and Five Eyes markets in 2022. It reports having mapped more than 5,700 cleared specialists across the UK, US, EU, Middle East and APAC.
For employers it offers contingent and retained search and embedded recruitment teams. For candidates it offers confidential representation, career mapping and advice, and relocation and clearance support. It says its work is confidential and that it never shares names without consent.
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