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County bids for £20m defence cash
Ormskirk Advertiser
|January 15, 2026
LANCASHIRE will attempt to secure up to £20m from a government cash pot by capitalising on the county's defence capabilities.
LANCASHIRE will attempt to secure up to £20m from a government cash pot by capitalising on the county's defence capabilities.
The bid — for an allocation from the Local Innovation Partnership Fund (LIPF) - will stress Lancashire's strengths as a cluster area for industries focused on security and “critical national infrastructure”.
It will also highlight so-called “crosscutting” opportunities in advanced manufacturing, engineering and cyber resilience.
This story is from the January 15, 2026 edition of Ormskirk Advertiser.
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