8 May 2026
Andover based LEDsynergy, a long-established UK manufacturer of LED display solutions, has announced a strategic manufacturing partnership with India’s LED display manufacturer LEDX Technology, marking a significant step forward in its global production strategy.
8 May 2026
UK based designer and manufacturer of high-tech ergonomic optical and digital inspection, metrology systems and bespoke engineering solutions, Vision Engineering Group, has revealed its expansive showcase for the upcoming Smart Factory Expo, taking place next month at the NEC in Birmingham from 3rd-4th June 2026.
8 May 2026
ADS recently hosted 'The Future Starts Small' in partnership with RC Fornax, bringing together SMEs, MoD stakeholders and defence leaders for a focused discussion on the future of UK defence capability.
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8 May 2026
Amazon has begun conducting drone parcel delivery flights out of its Darlington fulfilment centre in County Durham, with the northern town becoming the first location in the UK from which the retailer has launched Prime Air services using the MK30, Amazon's most advanced drone yet.
7 May 2026
During his visit to Bermuda, His Majesty King Charles III toured the site which will be the first of the UK’s new global network of optical telescopes designed to protect the satellites that millions of people depend on every day.
7 May 2026
Malaysia’s AirAsia has placed an order for 150 latest generation A220-300 aircraft, which is the largest single firm order placed for the A220 and propels the programme beyond the 1,000 firm order milestone.
7 May 2026
Navantia UK today welcomed Commodore Sam Shattock RFA, Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Rear Admiral Matthew Stratton, Director Naval Acquisition, to its Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast to see progress on the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme.
7 May 2026
Today SatVu, the British thermal intelligence company, releases first light imagery from HotSat-2, the second satellite in its commercial high resolution thermal imaging constellation.
7 May 2026
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has made changes to the air traffic services licence held by NATS, with the new regulatory framework enabling NATS to begin delivering the UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS), establishing new responsibilities for NATS in airspace design and coordination, alongside arrangements to support airports in progressing ...
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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1 May 2026
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) supported South Wales Police during a targeted operation in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to tackle the illegal and anti‑social use of electric bikes and motorbikes.
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.
