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Babcock strengthens French defence training with L-39

Defence

Babcock strengthens French defence training with L-39

4 December 2025

Babcock France has been awarded a contract to support the French Test Pilot school (EPNER) with an L-39 aircraft – the first for its fleet.

Leonardo inaugurates Regional Cyber Centre in Malaysia

Security

Leonardo inaugurates Regional Cyber Centre in Malaysia

4 December 2025

The Regional CyberSec Centre based in Kuala Lumpur joins Leonardo's Global CyberSec Centre (GCC) network, which already includes the federated centres in Bristol, Brussels, Chieti and Riyadh, consolidating Malaysia’s role as a strategic hub for Southeast Asia.

Government cyber tool blocks nearly 1bn attempts to access malicious sites

Security

Government cyber tool blocks nearly 1bn attempts to access malicious sites

4 December 2025

Almost one billion early-stage cyber attacks and attempts to access scam websites have been blocked by a new government cyber service in less than a year, according to new figures from GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and BT. 

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Navantia UK hosts official FSS steel cutting ceremony in Appledore

Defence

Navantia UK hosts official FSS steel cutting ceremony in Appledore

4 December 2025

The traditional steel cutting ceremony was held at Navantia UK’s Appledore shipyard in North Devon yesterday, marking a significant achievement for the FSS programme that is driving a £100 million investment across Belfast and Appledore.

BAE Systems launches Velhawk cybersecurity solutions

Security

BAE Systems launches Velhawk cybersecurity solutions

4 December 2025

BAE Systems has launched Velhawk, its next-gen cybersecurity framework designed to enhance resilience, accelerate cyber response and optimise workforce efficiency for governments.

UK Space Agency invests £17m to drive space innovation

Space Events

UK Space Agency invests £17m to drive space innovation

4 December 2025

The UK Space Agency unveiled £17 million for 17 UK space projects through its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP), at Space-Comm Expo in Glasgow.

British designed satellites successfully launched

Defence Security Space

British designed satellites successfully launched

3 December 2025

A cluster of British designed and built satellites has been successfully launched into low Earth orbit, providing defence, security and civil sectors with UK space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to enhance the nation’s ability to protect against modern threats.

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Serco to operate HMP Dovegate

Security

Serco to operate HMP Dovegate

3 December 2025

Serco has been awarded a contract worth around £500 million to manage HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire following a competitive procurement process.

Filtronic awarded NSIP funding to develop 550W Ka-Band SSPA

Space

Filtronic awarded NSIP funding to develop 550W Ka-Band SSPA

3 December 2025

Filtronic has been awarded funding through the UK Space Agency National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) to develop a high-power 550W Ka-Band Solid-State Power Amplifier (SSPA).

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Mobilising real estate for UK defence resilience

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Mobilising real estate for UK defence resilience

2 December 2025

Mark Fergusson, Head of Client Engagement, Tritax Big Box, tells us why building the UK's domestic defence manufacturing resilience will necessitate a more integrated and considered strategic approach.

Evolving aviation weather intelligence: The Met Office

Focus

Evolving aviation weather intelligence: The Met Office's new MAVIS platform

27 November 2025

How trusted and accurate weather data is modernising aviation visualisations.

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Defence Security

DASA opens Cycle 5 of Defence Innovation Loans

29 October 2025

The UKDI-Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), supported by Innovate UK Loans Ltd (Innovate UK), has opened Cycle 5 of Defence Innovation Loans with enhanced support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing defence solutions.

Security

UK experiencing four 'nationally significant' cyber attacks every week

14 October 2025

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has handled an average of four ‘nationally significant’ cyber attacks every week in the year to September.

Space

University of Surrey launches Space Institute

16 July 2025

With the UK's £19 billion space economy surging, government and industry urgently need faster research, innovation and skilled talent – yet more than half of space organisations report critical shortages, a challenge now being tackled by the newly launched Surrey Space Institute at the University of Surrey.

Defence Security

Dstl trials underwater robot

11 June 2025

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has trialled an underwater robot which can prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines by disarming or removing threats.

Defence

UK Armed Forces to benefit from underwater glue

20 May 2025

An underwater glue that enables rapid repairs to equipment in extreme environments, developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and biotech firm Zentraxa, could soon be saving lives and providing UK Armed Forces with an operational edge following successful trials in Portsmouth.

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