UK pushes EU to keep British firms inside Made in Europe industrial policy
Chancellor John Healey
UK pushes EU to keep British firms inside Made in Europe industrial policy
Britain is pushing for UK firms to remain part of European supply chains as the EU develops its Made in Europe industrial policy.
Defence

21 Sep 2026

Two NATS failures in 13 days raise questions about resilience of UK’s air traffic control network
NATS air traffic controller
Two NATS failures in 13 days raise questions about resilience of UK’s air traffic control network
Separate faults at Prestwick and Swanwick have placed the resilience and redundancy of the UK’s air traffic systems under scrutiny.
Aerospace

21 Sep 2026

Two NATS failures in 13 days raise questions about resilience of UK’s air traffic control network
NATS air traffic controller
Two NATS failures in 13 days raise questions about resilience of UK’s air traffic control network
Separate faults at Prestwick and Swanwick have placed the resilience and redundancy of the UK’s air traffic systems under scrutiny.
Aerospace

21 Sep 2026

MOD awards 3 UK SMEs £16 million for 1,000+ ISR drones
Evolve Dynamics FOXE-NATO
MOD awards 3 UK SMEs £16 million for 1,000+ ISR drones
The British Army is introducing more than 1,000 new surveillance drones as it embraces battlefield tactics refined in Ukraine and accelerates its Recce-Strike transformation.
Defence

21 Sep 2026

UK recruits hundreds of officers in £500bn money laundering crackdown
Home Office
UK recruits hundreds of officers in £500bn money laundering crackdown
Following National Crime Agency (NCA) estimates that over £100 billion is laundered through UK or UK corporate structures each year, 500 officers will target money laundering networks linked to organised crime, building on Operation Destabilise.
Security

16 Sep 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO chief Mark Rutte meet for first time at UK space facility
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at RAL.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO chief Mark Rutte meet for first time at UK space facility
British Prime Minister and the head of NATO visited the Science and Technology Facility Council (STFC) RAL Space facility at Harwell last week, to see how UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is playing a key role in supporting the UK’s national security.
Space

21 Sep 2026

Two NATS failures in 13 days raise questions about resilience of UK’s air traffic control network
NATS air traffic controller
Two NATS failures in 13 days raise questions about resilience of UK’s air traffic control network
Separate faults at Prestwick and Swanwick have placed the resilience and redundancy of the UK’s air traffic systems under scrutiny.
Aerospace

21 Sep 2026

Gatwick invites bids for flagship food and beverage sites
Gatwick
Gatwick invites bids for flagship food and beverage sites
Launching its largest ever food and beverage tender, London Gatwick Airport is inviting bids for five South Terminal units and one North Terminal pub unit, spanning more than 3,800sqm.
Aerospace

19 Sep 2026

Stewart Wingate returns to lead Gatwick board as Northern Runway delivery begins
London Gatwick Airport
Stewart Wingate returns to lead Gatwick board as Northern Runway delivery begins
The former chief executive will succeed Baroness Margaret Ford as Gatwick shifts from securing runway approval towards delivery.
Aerospace

18 Sep 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO chief Mark Rutte meet for first time at UK space facility
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at RAL.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO chief Mark Rutte meet for first time at UK space facility
British Prime Minister and the head of NATO visited the Science and Technology Facility Council (STFC) RAL Space facility at Harwell last week, to see how UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is playing a key role in supporting the UK’s national security.
Space

21 Sep 2026

UK project to beam power from the ground to PHASA-35 in bid for year-round stratospheric flight
PHASA-35
UK project to beam power from the ground to PHASA-35 in bid for year-round stratospheric flight
Space Solar will develop a 5.8 GHz wireless power system for PHASA-35 under a £1.3m ARIA project aimed at enabling year-round stratospheric flight.
Aerospace

17 Sep 2026

Teledyne imaging sensors launch on ESA’s Sentinel-3C and FLEX Missions
ESA's FLEX
Teledyne imaging sensors launch on ESA’s Sentinel-3C and FLEX Missions
The two European Space Agency (ESA) climate-monitoring missions will provide observations of Earth’s oceans, land surfaces and vegetation, using optimised hyperspectral imaging technology from Teledyne Space Imaging.
Space

17 Sep 2026

UK pushes EU to keep British firms inside Made in Europe industrial policy
Chancellor John Healey
UK pushes EU to keep British firms inside Made in Europe industrial policy
Britain is pushing for UK firms to remain part of European supply chains as the EU develops its Made in Europe industrial policy.
Defence

21 Sep 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO chief Mark Rutte meet for first time at UK space facility
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at RAL.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and NATO chief Mark Rutte meet for first time at UK space facility
British Prime Minister and the head of NATO visited the Science and Technology Facility Council (STFC) RAL Space facility at Harwell last week, to see how UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is playing a key role in supporting the UK’s national security.
Space

21 Sep 2026

MOD awards 3 UK SMEs £16 million for 1,000+ ISR drones
Evolve Dynamics FOXE-NATO
MOD awards 3 UK SMEs £16 million for 1,000+ ISR drones
The British Army is introducing more than 1,000 new surveillance drones as it embraces battlefield tactics refined in Ukraine and accelerates its Recce-Strike transformation.
Defence

21 Sep 2026

BT enables police BVLOS drone ops capability
BT BTP drone op.
BT enables police BVLOS drone ops capability
BT Business has enabled the first national routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations in UK policing with British Transport Police, developing a new approach to drone use for forces across the country.
Security

20 Sep 2026

Dstl launches new strategic communications wargame
Defending Defender Wargame Exercise #wargame #wargaming #defendingdefender
Dstl launches new strategic communications wargame
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has released a new wargame based on a real-life incident, which is being rolled out across the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and 15 NATO countries.
Defence

19 Sep 2026

UK MoD receives AI-powered signal intelligence from Babcock’s Nomad platform
Nomad
UK MoD receives AI-powered signal intelligence from Babcock’s Nomad platform
Meeting a vital front line requirement for UK Armed Forces, Babcock has provided the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a new signal intelligence capability from its AI-powered Nomad platform
Defence

18 Sep 2026

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