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UK Ministry of Defence: Strategic Hiring
MoD seeking Chief AI Officer at £185,000 to lead in-house technology centre and implement AI across military operations
Source: City AM
The leadership read
A hiring build-out like this points to deepening defence technology executive bench strength over the coming quarters.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.1 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-4.4pts).
UK Ministry of Defence: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Defence Technology median of 1 across 40 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 77 days.
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