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New helicopter capability delivered to British Army in Brunei

Defence

New helicopter capability delivered to British Army in Brunei

7 April 2026

Two Airbus Helicopters UK (Airbus) H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters have been delivered to the British Army in Brunei as part of a £148 million MOD programme marking the start of their journey as modern, reliable capability for operations.

Luton Airport completes runway resurfacing

Aerospace

Luton Airport completes runway resurfacing

7 April 2026

London Luton Airport (LLA) has completed a significant £18 million investment in resurfacing its runway.

Bristol Airport submits plans for bigger and better airport

Aerospace

Bristol Airport submits plans for bigger and better airport

7 April 2026

Bristol Airport is looking to offer new destinations around the world under plans submitted to North Somerset Council, that will enable it to expand services to meet customer demand and support economic regional growth.

Chapman Freeborn appoints Latha Narayan as President APAC

Aerospace

Chapman Freeborn appoints Latha Narayan as President APAC

7 April 2026

Chapman Freeborn has appointed Latha Narayan as its President for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

FAC reviews TEKEVER

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FAC reviews TEKEVER's progress in the UK

7 April 2026

Senior representatives from the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC) recently visited AI-centric autonomous systems provider TEKEVER to see how the Portuguese company is progressing with its UK businesses.

Bright Ascension software helps support AAC Clyde Space VIREON satellites

Space

Bright Ascension software helps support AAC Clyde Space VIREON satellites

7 April 2026

Bright Ascension's flight software has helped support the successful launch of two VIREON Earth observation satellites, developed by AAC Clyde Space.

Alexander Battery Technologies expands technical team

Aerospace Defence Security

Alexander Battery Technologies expands technical team

7 April 2026

UK battery pack manufacturer Alexander Battery Technologies has appointed five engineers and a project manager as it expands its technical team.

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EDM acquires Safety Training Systems

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EDM acquires Safety Training Systems

2 April 2026

EDM Ltd today announced the acquisition of Safety Training Systems, Inc. (STS), a highly respected US-based provider of custom training devices and precision-engineered simulation hardware.

Artemis II lifts off: destination Moon with the Orion spacecraft

Space

Artemis II lifts off: destination Moon with the Orion spacecraft

2 April 2026

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen have taken off from Kennedy Space Center, bound for the Moon. More than 50 years after Apollo, this first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit marks a historic milestone for NASA’s Artemis programme. The stakes are twofold: to validate the Orion spacecraft's systems and hardware essential ...

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Defining aluminium as a strategic material for national security

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Defining aluminium as a strategic material for national security

1 April 2026

Nadine Bloxsome, CEO of ALFED, explains why the UK should officially designate aluminium as a critical strategic material, central to increasing resilience and strengthening national defence and security.

Engineering the swarm: how software is powering autonomous defence systems

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Engineering the swarm: how software is powering autonomous defence systems

23 February 2026

Across skies, seas and battlefields, a new kind of formation is emerging: one made not of pilots and platoons but of intelligent machines acting in perfect coordination. Autonomous swarms are redefining how nations project power, defend assets and respond to threats in real time, creating urgency to develop autonomous systems that can think, ...

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Security

SIA introduces changes for close protection operatives

1 April 2026

Today, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) have introduced changes to training for those holding, or applying for, a close protection licence.

Defence

Military medics trial AI for the battlefield

26 March 2026

Scientists from the UK and the US have tested and explored what it would take for medics to delegate high-stakes decisions to AI on the battlefield.

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NPAS shares innovation insights at CAA Future of Flight Day

9 March 2026

At the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s Future of Flight Day, David Walters, Head of Futures and Innovation, National Police Air Service (NPAS), shared the latest progress in NPAS’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) development programme and showcased a recent multiagency search and rescue demonstration.

Defence

NAD awards final major BMfS contract

25 February 2026

The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group has awarded the third and final major contract within the Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) programme, towards delivery of defence support transformation.

Security

Met cuts phone theft by 10,000 offences

24 February 2026

The Metropolitan Police Service has cut mobile phone theft offences in London by 10,000 in the past year following its largest ever crackdown on phone thieves.

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