A defence tech startup has a target on its back

Monday 26 October, 2026

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David Collins

Dave Collins is an 18-year veteran of the UK Royal Air Force. During his military career he was at the forefront of the development of cyber as a domain of military operations, including time working in the Ministry of Defence, GCHQ and commanding the Royal Air Force's cyber defence wing in support of operations around the world. He was awarded the OBE in the King's Birthday Honours List 2024 for services to the cyber defence of the Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence.

On leaving the military he joined Nova Blue Technologies, a cyber security services company who build and protect secure digital environments for organisations operating in sectors with a heightened level of cyber risk.

Dave is Nova Blue's CTO and leads on their Defence and National Security business, helping defence and dual-use startups build cyber resilience and meet government cyber security compliance requirements.

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