28 April 2026
A major breakthrough in tackling both waste plastic and aviation emissions has been marked with the opening of the world’s first waste plastics to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) pilot facility.
28 April 2026
ARX Robotics has today announced a strategic partnership with UK defence mobility specialist Supacat to advance the development, integration and deployment of robotic and autonomous capabilities for land forces.
28 April 2026
Roke has launched 'Works with Roke', a new ecosystem designed to bring together technology partners, suppliers and integrators to accelerate the development and deployment of defence capability.
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28 April 2026
Smiths Detection today announced that its SDX 10080 SCT has received ECAC EDS Standard 3.1 approval for hold baggage and air cargo screening - one of the most rigorous aviation security certifications, recognised across 44 ECAC member states spanning Europe and beyond.
28 April 2026
Glasgow Airport successfully hosted a multiagency emergency training exercise on Thursday 23rd April, carried out between 7.30pm and 11.30pm, as part of its ongoing commitment to safety, resilience and emergency preparedness.
28 April 2026
Aurrigo International, provider of autonomy software, fully autonomous vehicles and mobile robotics platforms, has made the high-profile appointment of Mark Gower in the newly created (non-board) role of Director of Global Airport Operations.
28 April 2026
March had the busiest day of the year so far, for flights taking off from, landing into and flying through UK airspace.
28 April 2026
Syensqo has signed a new long-term supply agreement with Avio, extending collaboration in support of advanced space launch systems, with Syensqo supplying high-performance composite and adhesive solutions for Vega-C launch systems and low earth orbit (LEO) missions.
28 April 2026
Prize winners of London Luton Airport’s (LLA) ‘Reach for the Sky’ school competition, took to the skies for a once-in-a-lifetime trip on Cranfield University’s Saab340B National Flying Laboratory Centre (NFLC).
2 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.
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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27 April 2026
Plymouth-based MarineAI has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, marking a significant step in its ongoing commitment to supporting the UK’s Armed Forces community.
22 April 2026
At CYBERUK 2026 - currently taking place at the SEC Glasgow (21st - 23rd April) - Dr Richard Horne, the CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ), gave a keynote speech focused on the challenges raised by rapid technological change dominated by AI and preparation for migration to post-quantum cryptography.
17 April 2026
In a ‘real life’ scenario played out in an empty shopping unit, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has tested the ability of robotic and autonomous systems to navigate through a building and detect, sample and remediate (clean) a contaminated environment.
13 April 2026
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has led a major trial on behalf of the British Army, using AI-powered drone technology to identify landmines and explosive ordnance, allowing bomb-disposal experts to conduct their mission faster through rapid detection.
1 April 2026
Today, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) have introduced changes to training for those holding, or applying for, a close protection licence.
