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JFD Global to collaborate with ST Engineering Marine in Singapore

Defence Security

JFD Global to collaborate with ST Engineering Marine in Singapore

19 January 2026

James Fisher Defence (JFD Global) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering Marine to explore new opportunities for collaboration in Singapore and beyond.

QinetiQ extends Typhoon engineering services contract with MoD

Defence

QinetiQ extends Typhoon engineering services contract with MoD

19 January 2026

QinetiQ today announced a five-year extension worth £205 million, with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), to continue to deliver mission critical engineering services for the Royal Air Force’s Typhoon aircraft.

Serco named Britain’s Most Admired Company in its sector

Security

Serco named Britain’s Most Admired Company in its sector

19 January 2026

Serco has secuured the top prize in the Support Services (People & Places) category in the Britain’s Most Admired Companies study, which is the UK’s longest-running independent study of corporate reputation.

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Battlefield tactics to protect UK prisons against drones

Defence Security

Battlefield tactics to protect UK prisons against drones

19 January 2026

The Deputy Prime Minister has tasked the Ministry of Justice to learn from Ukraine’s expertise, to harness their wartime innovation and tackle prison drones.

BAE Systems to enhance E-2D Advanced Hawkeye depot capability

Defence

BAE Systems to enhance E-2D Advanced Hawkeye depot capability

16 January 2026

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $62 million contract to begin a new capability in the current depot line at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest in San Diego, California for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft interrogator system.

Lane Electronics showcasing solutions at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026

Aerospace Defence Events

Lane Electronics showcasing solutions at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026

16 January 2026

Specialist connector distributor Lane Electronics, will be presenting a range of electrical connectors and accessories at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026, being held at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, 3rd–5th February 2026.

Luton Airport tops landmark year with record customer satisfaction scores

Aerospace

Luton Airport tops landmark year with record customer satisfaction scores

16 January 2026

London Luton Airport (LLA) has rounded off a standout 2025 by welcoming more than 17.5 million passengers and achieving record customer satisfaction scores, marking one of the most successful years in the airport’s history.

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IAG Cargo earns Top Employer recognition

Aerospace

IAG Cargo earns Top Employer recognition

16 January 2026

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has been named a Top Employer in the UK for a third consecutive year.

BAE Systems receives expanded US Marine Corps ACVs contract

Defence

BAE Systems receives expanded US Marine Corps ACVs contract

15 January 2026

BAE Systems has received a $184 million (£136m) contract from the US Marine Corps for the production of 30 additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs), a portion of the previously awarded full-rate production (FRP) Lot 5/6 contract.

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Radar’s orbit revolution begins

Features

Radar’s orbit revolution begins

9 January 2026

Richard Jacklin, Commercial Lead for Space at Plextek, discovers why the next generation of commercial, defence and scientific missions will depend on compact, software-defined sensing, with 2026 seen as a turning point for radar's orbit revolution.

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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