The biennial Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) - taking place next year, 18th-20th November 2026 - is to feature a dedicated focus on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), consider efforts to build a more sustainable aviation infrastructure and explore defence and space business innovation.

During a visit to QinetiQ’s HQ in Farnborough, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, met with engineers and scientists to see how its investment in new digital and AI technologies, to augment high value engineering skills, is significantly increasing productivity and ramping up the involvement of UK SMEs to harness innovation.

Jacobs has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) on Lot 8 – Infrastructure, to deliver advisory services to UK public sector clients through 2027, including for transportation and defence.

Over 1.8 million veterans across the UK will benefit from a new network of local support centres, as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) launches a transformational Veterans Strategy to renew the nation’s contract with those who serve and have served and recognise their invaluable contribution to the nation as a whole.

LEMO has introduced the new IP68-rated REDEL SP Series plastic connectors, the next generation of high-performance connectors designed for critical applications in test & measurement and UAV environments.

Portsmouth based SubSea Craft (SSC) and Australian company Greenroom Robotics have signed a teaming agreement aimed at strengthening collaboration across the AUKUS technology ecosystem.